Posted on 08/19/2025 9:38:31 PM PDT by Morgana
The border wall separating the United States and Mexico is being painted black to make it too hot for migrants to climb.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revealed the project was a specific request from Donald Trump as the president celebrated 'ZERO releases' of illegal migrants into the country.
'In the hot temperatures down here, when something is painted black it gets even warmer,' Noem said during a press conference in front of the wall on Tuesday.
She noted the structure is already hard to climb and near impossible to dig under, but said Trump's latest measure will help to secure the American border even further.
'There will be more added to it as far as technology, cameras, sensors,' she added.
The black paint, in addition to making the wall so hot to the touch that migrants will not be able to grip onto it, will have a dual purpose of protecting the steel from rust.
Temperatures can reach as high as 120 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months in Texas and Mexico, along the lines of the border wall.
The paint job will restore the border wall to Trump's initial design from his first presidency.
During his first term, parts of the wall along Calexico were being painted black, but the project was abandoned to speed up construction of the wall itself.
But now with more than three years left of his term, Trump has allocated an additional $46.5 billion to the completion of his border wall project.
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I like black for that.
The Rolling Stones will ask for royalties.
Solar powered even.
Encase it in six feet of concrete.
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Decorate it with the skulls of those who tried but failed.
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>> Decorate it with the skulls of those who tried but failed.
I like the way you think.
I see a border wall and I want to paint it bla-aack...
As every Paint Salesperson in the Country are now in a bidding war for that contract !
FYI- Try working in a hole fixing a water main leak and not shading the tools that are laying at the top of the hole within reach in the summer in Texas...
You’re going to remember the next time.
No color anymore I want it painted black.
Where's the goat?
Plans?
They’re already doing it.
I would think that steel would get pretty damn hot even without the paint!!!
Hmmm...
Perhaps now would be a good time to invest in black Rust-Oleum paint-manufacturing companies...
I figured it would be red steel, like most I beams are in building frames
Looks like it’s not painted at all, so it needs paint of some sort
solar for the win!
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