Trump’s promised border wall could waste billions of dollars, government watchdog finds

The Trump administration could waste billions of dollars building a wall on the United States’ southern border, one of President Trump’s cornerstone campaign promises. According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) out Monday, the administration has failed to consider costly factors like varying terrain and land ownership in the area.

The report also found that Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), which is tasked with building the wall, selected lo...