Trump reportedly mulling covering border wall with solar panels

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last updated 7 June 2017

In a meeting with Republican congressional leaders Tuesday, President Trump described his vision for a massive wall along the U.S.-Mexico border — and it's covered with solar panels.

Three people with knowledge of the meeting told Axios that Trump is suggesting that the wall be "40 to 50 feet high," a real "beautiful" structure, with solar panels. The electricity that is generated from the panels would be used to pay for the wall's construction, he said. Trump stressed that this wall would be much better than other walls, which typically are only 14 or 15 feet tall.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.