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hexola

(4,835 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2019, 12:09 PM Jan 2019

Trump's "beautiful" Steel Slat Barrier for Mexican border lampooned by designers

https://www.dezeen.com/2018/12/24/donald-trump-steel-slat-barrier-mexican-border-wall/

Trump posted a graphic of the barrier on 21 December 2018, along with the words: "A design of our Steel Slat Barrier which is totally effective while at the same time beautiful!"

In response, designers pointed out that the barrier is "technically not a wall" and that if to scale, it would be over 12 metres high and the gaps between the slats would be wide enough for people to squeeze through.

The image in Trump's tweet showed a row of tall columns with gaps between them and pointed tops. A car, identified by some as a Chevrolet Tahoe, featured in the drawing to illustrate the scale.