US President Donald Trump Wants Border Wall Painted Black With Spikes

Washington: US President Donald Trump wants his proposed wall along the Mexican border should be painted black and made of steel with spikes which will make it difficult for immigrants to climb, a media report said. The steel bollard fence should be painted "flat black", a dark hue that would absorb heat in the summer, making the metal too hot for climbers to scale, Trump recently told White House aides, Homeland Security officials and military engineers.

And the tips of the bollards should be pointed, not round, the President insists, describing in graphic terms the potential injuries that border crossers might receive, The Washington Post said in a report on Thursday. Trump told one group of aides that the metal points would cut the hands of climbers and function as a more effective deterrent. The President has said the wall's current blueprints include too many gates - placed at periodic intervals to allow vehicles and people through - and he wants the openings to be smaller. (IANS)

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