Materials originally procured for the Trump administration's southern border wall, which were auctioned off during the Biden administration, are set to be returned to the current Trump administration. The auction house GovPlanet reportedly holds up to $350 million worth of unused border wall components that were sold under the Biden administration. Following an agreement involving former ICE Director Tom Homan and efforts led by former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, these materials will be reclaimed to continue construction of the border wall. President Trump criticized the Biden administration for selling the materials "for pennies on the dollar," emphasizing the expense of the materials and the potential to complete the remaining wall in approximately four weeks. The move is framed as an effort to reverse Biden-era policies that halted border wall construction.
.@MaryMargOlohan: Biden was auctioning off border wall materials, now they're selling them back... Are you finishing the wall? @POTUS: Biden sold it for scrap... That's when I first realized they really wanted open borders... We're gonna take the wall back and put it up. https://t.co/yfV26qvVhV
After Biden sold the border wall for pennies on the dollar, President Trump announces @PamBondi has reached a settlement to get the wall back! 🔥 https://t.co/pSN8qwmlZa
.@POTUS on reclaiming sections of border wall that Biden sold at auction: "We are taking now that wall back... This is expensive stuff... and Biden sold it for pennies on the dollar... We could've finished the rest of the wall in about four weeks." https://t.co/aQ2ljWiRmh