Meanwhile, Republican senators are outraged over the auctioning off of border wall materials designed to protect the U.S.-Mexico border, with demands for Biden to prioritize border security instead.
Recently, structural tubes and 30-foot panel hollow beams, each weighing up to 4,793 pounds, were sold on GovPlanet, an online auction site.
Listings showed the materials marked as “sold” with prices ranging from $25,000 to $50,000. Additional listings are scheduled for September 6, starting at $1,000 each.
Senator Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, slammed the Biden administration’s decision, stating, “It’s outrageous that the Biden administration continues to press on with these fire sales of border wall panels. They should be put to use securing our border and protecting our homeland, not going to the scrap heap.”
Republican committee members have sent a letter to the secretary of defense requesting the immediate suspension of the sale of around $260 million worth of unused border wall materials.