on the other hand, his supporters absolutely love everything he says and does. we appreciate your insights. we will likely talk again. thank you for coming on. . thanks for having me. well, president trump s signature campaign promise, a border wall, is full of holes, literally. the trump administration has been replacing existing barriers along the u.s./mexico border with steel slats imbedded in concrete. the washington post reports that drug smugglers and human traffickers using modern power tools have been able to breach these newer sections with relatively ease. they are even camouflaged for later use. the president was asked about the flaws in his border wall design. and here s what he said. i haven t heard that. we have a very powerful wall. no matter how powerful, you can get through anything.
with steel slats imbedded in concrete. remember, he said his wall would be impenetrable. the washington post reports that drug smugglers and human traffickers using modern power tools have been able to breach these newer sections with relatively ease. they are even camouflaged for later use. the president was asked about the flaws in his border wall design. and here s what he said. i haven t heard that. we have a very powerful wall. no matter how powerful, you can cut through anything, in all fairness. we have a lot of people watching. cutting is one thing. but it is easily fixed. one of the reasons we did it the way we at this time, is it s very easily fixed. you put the chunk back in. but we have a very powerful wall. but you can cut through any wall. earlier this year the
something even requested by people down here. where i am today, the rio grande valley, is the number one place in this country that president trump and his administration separated young children from their parents at the border patrol station. that would be one place to start. now to the wall which is the reason the president s coming down here today. the president in the oval office and his administration with pushed the idea a steel slate barrier. all of president trump s prototypes were breachable in some way. now for the first time nbc news has exclusively obtained a photograph of this steel slat barrier style border wall design that was clearly cut through with what we are told is a household saw.