Yes.
Materials initially purchased by the Trump administration for the former president’s border wall project have been listed for auction and sold on a government surplus marketplace, GovPlanet. The Biden Administration paused construction on the border wall in 2021.
The supplies are being sold under a federal law requiring the Department of Defense to create and enact a plan to use, transfer or donate stored materials to states along the southern border. Introduced by Republican lawmakers, the law gave priority to projects meant to enhance or maintain security along the border, with the intention of eliminating the cost to maintain or store the materials. It specifically references materials purchased between 2017 and 2021 under former President Trump’s declaration of a national border emergency.
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Sources
- GovPlanet, (4) 32.91’ X 7.91’ Steel Bollard Wall Sections w/Grout
- U.S. Congress, National Defense Authorization Act 2024
- White House, FACT SHEET: Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security Plans for Border Wall Funds
- Department of Defense, DOD Statement on the President’s Declaration of a National Emergency on the Southern Border
- White House, Proclamation on the Termination Of Emergency With Respect To The Southern Border Of The United States And Redirection Of Funds Diverted To Border Wall Construction
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