Trump Humiliated as Hundreds of Miles of Border Wall Axed After Uproar

Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagPresident Donald Trump’s border wall plans have suffered a major setback in West Texas, where fierce local opposition has forced federal officials to scale back construction across a vast stretch of the Big Bend region.Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who left the post this month, had pushed for 500 miles of border wall near Big Bend National Park in Texas—a plan that reportedly conflicted with Border Patrol’s own strategy for securing the area, according to a report in the Washington Examiner.The new stretch of wall was first proposed on the same day Renee Good was killed on January 7.Read more at The Daily Beast.