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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem recently announced the Trump administration’s latest genius plan: painting the entire southern border wall black to deter immigration. 
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At a Tuesday press conference in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, she praised the wall, saying, “It’s tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost impossible. It also goes deep into the ground, which would make it very difficult, if not impossible, to dig under. And today we are also going to be painting it black.” 
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Unsurprisingly, Kristi credited Donald Trump for the bright idea. “That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot temperatures down here, when something is painted black, it gets even warmer, and it will make it even harder for people to climb.” 
Global News / youtube.com According to USA Today, she was asked if critics might find that cruel. Her response? “Don’t touch it.”
For a few moments, she even painted the wall with a roller. 
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Look how hard she works, everyone! Definitely worth her salary of $235,100 per year! 
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Notably, she failed to mention the cost of this project, though CNN reported that the “Big, Beautiful Bill” dedicated about $46.5 billion to modernizing the border. The outlet also noted that this isn’t the first time Trump has shown interest in painting the wall black. During his first term, he brought it up numerous times and ordered sections test-painted, with officials reportedly saying it was “largely being done to placate the president.” In 2020, the cost was estimated at $1.2 million per mile — who knows what it would cost now with prices these days.
Naturally, people have a lot to say about all this: Responses were included from Reddit threads here and here, as well as X (formerly Twitter).
One person wrote, “They know there is no sun at night, right?” 
Another said, “Tracks with this administration. Everything is just paint metaphorically. Hair, makeup, policy, troop deployment domestically, history, education, religion. All they do is attempt to paint over the awful people that they are.” 
@fastautomation / reddit.com
“Trump wants to paint 1300 miles of border wall black.. so it will be too hot to touch. Estimated to cost $2.7 billion. The estimated cost of gloves for illegals: $5.00 a pair. History will record this time as the Dumbest of All Ages..” 
“The crazy thing is that despite this costing literally billions of dollars; they have the money for it! That’s right, Congress decided to cut funding for benefits for Americans and instead give CBP billions for the border wall, which they’ll now use to paint the thing black.” 
“The clown car of idiots never fails to impress with the level of stupid they show every single day.” 
@Bubbaganewsh / reddit.com
“Noem forgot to say Trump will make Mexico pay for the paint.” 
@comfortably_nuumb / reddit.com
“Fun Fact: Painting the entire 1,300-mile U.S.-Mexico border wall black could cost $2.72 BILLION. We are governed by the dumbest people in America.” 
“This is sure to make grocery prices go down. Release the Trump Epstein files.” 
@SpudgeBoy / reddit.com
And finally, “They really are just taking tips from Wile E. Coyote.” 
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