They are now Black painting to the border wall,
Homeland’s Security Secretary Christie Nom recently announced that, at the request of President Trump, the steel fence along our southern border would be coated in dark paint, so it becomes warm under the sun and becomes difficult to climb.
But are you not like the house before building a roof?
This structure, Once Trump’s rally criesAll the noise of its second term is lost. I had forgotten it myself until I saw the photos Men with paint rollers Refresh the incomplete monument.
The image is striking: intimidated to intimidate, a monument that is less to act than appearance. This is an ideal metaphor for Trump’s presidency.
Trump promised a “big, beautiful wall” at a distance of 1,954 miles of the South American border, which he once claimed Will pay for mexicoWhat he gave in his first term was 450 miles To fencing, most of it takes place of existing structures. The vision of a constant wall was never felt.
It was not for the lack of trying, his defenders say. In the Congress, Democrats refused to hand over tens of billions for construction. In 2019, Trump’s funding demand The longest government shut down in American history
When he declared a national emergency to redirect military funds, he followed the cases. Bhuswami in Texas Court case filed On the noted domain, the project was further dropped.
Trump’s colleagues argue that it proves that they were vandalized by the system. But obstacles are no excuse. Glory means estimating resistance and navigating it. A leader who makes a promise is responsible for the results, not an explanation.
Even if the Democrats slowed them down, Trump’s own camp wiped out the project from within. Non -profit we build the wall, which raised $ 25 million From loyal supporters, when its leaders including Steve Bannon were allegedly accused Money Rivers and luxury goods.
A company Trump personally pushed, fisher sand and gravel, signed a $ 400 million despite warnings about their track records. A private constructed section Soon erosion and structural problems appeared.
And Fisher was not just a blame. Cato Institute balloons all over the board with anticipating on them $ 24.4 million per mile – 41 percent above the original estimates of Homeland Security.
The result is a half-taiyar wall that perfectly symbolizes Trump’s tenure: loud, polarization, and finally executed poorly.
It is Trump’s political talent and also has the biggest weakness. He lights a lot of fire at one time that it becomes almost impossible to track them all. For a preacher, which creates a feeling of constant speed, endless headlines and motion. For a President, it guarantees that nothing is ever fully completed.
Trump has mastered the art of light fire, but he never learned how to exclude one.
The wall also reveals a deep truth about Washington. There is an old saying: You don’t change Washington, Washington replaces you. Trump promised to take out the swamp, but instead of cleaning it, he adapted it. Lobists and internal sources fill their administration. His family businesses made profits from reach. Rotated the scams, and instead of destroying the swamp, he learned how to swim in it.
But he is hardly unique in that regard – American politics is adopted by grand promises that collapse in practice.
George W. Bush Announced victory in IraqOnly for war for war in years of chaos. Barack Obama Promised to cross the biasBut Washington became more polarized under his tenure. Joe Biden Vow to end division and dysfunction in DCStill the gridlock persists.
Every president faces resistance. Trump made it his way. Where other people stumbled, he flourished, turned the failure into fuel, assuring the supporters that he was proof that he was on his side.
This is a threat to loyalty to any politician. We consider them as savior, such as a person can solve generational problems through the force of the will. In doing this, we reduce the standard of accountability. If they fail, we accept excuses. Our faith in them becomes a very shield that prevents them from being judged by real consequences.
Wall lesson is not about Trump alone. It is about us. We appreciate very comfortable instead of execution. When citizens stop asking if they make their point and start asking whether something has been done. If we do not increase that standard, the next promise – whether physical, economic or socio – will only be hollow.
Till then, we will continue to appreciate politicians for inserting lipsticks on a pig – preparing waste and wrong to pork for progress.
Kori Quasanic is an entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and contributor to common ground thinking.
