Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Congress Scales Trump's Border Wall

Like health care, walls can be complicated.

March 15, 2017 at 7:24 PM UTC

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

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President Donald Trump’s border wall is moving, at least figuratively. Bloomberg News reported that the Department of Homeland Security will this week begin soliciting construction bids for a 30-foot concrete barrier and “other designs.”

Congress is also gearing up to consider the wall, funds for which will likely be sought Thursday in Trump’s budget request. If the president’s experience with Congress on health care is any guide, “other designs” may turn out to be a euphemism for the next phase of his political education.