(Texas) Trump Humiliated as Hundreds of Miles of Border Wall Axed After Uproar

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Source: The Daily Beast

Trump Humiliated as Hundreds of Miles of Border Wall Axed After Uproar

Martha McHardy
Thu, April 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM EDT
3 min read

President Donald Trump’s border wall plans have suffered a major setback in West Texas, where fierce local opposition has forced federal officials to scale back construction across a vast stretch of the Big Bend region.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who left the post this month, had pushed for 500 miles of border wall near Big Bend National Park in Texas—a plan that reportedly conflicted with Border Patrol’s own strategy for securing the area, according to a report in the Washington Examiner.

The new stretch of wall was first proposed on the same day Renee Good was killed on January 7.

But what was once expected to include barriers along much of the 517-mile Big Bend sector has now reportedly been cut to roughly 175 miles after sustained blowback from residents, local officials, and landowners.

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