NBC: Trump's steel wall sample tests fail

The US Department of Homeland Security has tested prototypes of steel battens that will be used to create a wall on the border between the US and Mexico.

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According to the channel NBCwhich refers to the DHS report and exclusive photos from the testing site, the tests ended in failure.

In particular, military personnel and border guards were able to cut the slats of the wall using a regular saw - they were asked to try to do this as part of the tests.

The administration of US President Donald Trump organized the construction of eight steel and concrete prototype walls in the area of ​​the town of Otai Mesa in California, located on the border with the Mexican state of Tijuana. The inspection took place there at the end of the year 2017. The head of the White House inspected the test sites in March of the 2018 of the year and concluded that the steel wall is stronger and less noticeable than the concrete.

At the end of December 2018, Trump approved the design of the border wall, calling it "effective and at the same time beautiful." According to the idea, the wall will be a steel picket fence with a height of 5-6 m.

However, DHS testing at the end of 2017 showed that all eight prototypes, including steel rails, are vulnerable and can be easily damaged, according to an internal report of the US Customs and Border Protection Service for February 2018.

This report was provided to journalists in response to a request within the framework of the Law on Access to Information, but photographs from the tests were removed from the submitted report. However, NBC News managed to get exclusive shots from the testing site, where you can see gaps in the metal wall made by the saw.

Commenting on these photos, Trump said that "this is a wall designed by previous administrations."

It is true that previous administrations designed this design, but the prototype wall, which was tested in 2017, was built during the Trump administration.

Recall almost three weeks ago (December December 22) in the US, began shatdaun - partial closure of the federal government due to lack of funding. The congress and presidential administration cannot agree on expenses for the next year or at least several months. President Donald Trump is demanding almost 6 billion dollars to be allocated for the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico, but Congress, whose lower house is under the control of the Democratic Party after the mid-term elections, refuses to allocate this money.

Now the head of the United States intends to introduce a state of emergency in the country - in this case, he will be able to provide funding for the construction of the wall from the US military budget.

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