Trump’s Wall Is Performance Art, Not Border Security: New at Reason

Donald Trump loves the ceremonial parts of his job, writes Steve Chapman, and his trip to California to inspect prototypes for a border wall was pure theater. He got to project toughness, point to something tangible, make big promises, and take credit—without actually accomplishing anything. He’s not a president; he’s a performance artist.

Of all his campaign pledges, none was more appealing to those at his rallies than the border wall. And as Chapman observes, none was more harebrained.

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