Using crowdsourced funds, Donald Trump’s supporters start construction on private border wall
- US military veteran Jeff Allen is working on project with United Constitutional Patriots, a right-wing militia that carries out vigilante border patrols
- Funding comes from We Build the Wall, a company that raised millions of dollars in private donations online
A US military veteran has launched construction on the first section of private border wall between the United States and Mexico, using money crowdsourced by supporters of President Donald Trump.
Sporting a red “Make America Great Again” hat, New Mexico resident Jeff Allen proudly oversaw the groundbreaking last weekend as workers with heavy construction equipment began erecting a towering fence of steel slats on land he co-owns in the city of Sunland Park, across from Ciudad Juarez, in Mexico.
“This is Americans’ way of saying, ‘Congress, you’re worthless, and we’re fighting it. We’re going to build [the wall] ourselves,’” Allen, 56, said.
“This is not Europe. This is America. We protect our borders.”
Determined to help Trump fulfill his promise to build a “big, beautiful wall” on the border, Allen decided to do part of it himself, together with the United Constitutional Patriots, a right-wing militia that carries out vigilante border patrols.