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Smugglers Cutting Through Trump's 'Virtually Impenetrable' Border Wall

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - Smuggling gangs in Mexico are cutting through the
   "virtually impenetrable" wall President Donald Trump is building along
   the U.S.-Mexico border to keep migrants and drugs out of the country,
   but Trump says he is not concerned.

   "We have a very powerful wall," Trump told reporters Saturday at the
   White House. "But no matter how powerful, you can cut through anything,
   in all fairness. But we have a lot of people watching. You know
   cutting, cutting is one thing, but it's easily fixed. One of the
   reasons we did it the way we did it, it's very easily fixed. You put
   the chunk back in."

   Trump offered his thoughts after The Washington Post disclosed that
   gangs have repeatedly sawed through the border wall in recent months
   using a reciprocating saw, a popular household tool that sells for as
   little as $100 at hardware stores.

   When equipped with specialized blades, the saws can cut through the
   steel-and-concrete bollards within minutes, according to border agents.

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