Tuesday 25 April 2017

Tuesday's Opinions: Trump’s border-wall fantasy is crumbling

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Trump's border-wall fantasy is crumbling
He can huff and puff, but his weasel words reveal desperation in the quest to fund a costly and ineffective idea.
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