President Trump on Saturday ripped the “sea wall” that was proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers to protect New York City from damaging natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy, calling the plan costly, foolish [and] environmentally unfriendly.”
“A massive 200 Billion Dollar Sea Wall, built around New York to protect it from rare storms, is a costly, foolish & environmentally unfriendly idea that, when needed, probably won’t work anyway,” the president tweeted.
“It will also look terrible. Sorry, you’ll just have to get your mops & buckets ready!” he added.
A massive 200 Billion Dollar Sea Wall, built around New York to protect it from rare storms, is a costly, foolish & environmentally unfriendly idea that, when needed, probably won’t work anyway. It will also look terrible. Sorry, you’ll just have to get your mops & buckets ready!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2020
The proposal, which would create a six-mile long barrier of man-made islands with retractable gates, is expensive, but not $200 billion like Trump claims in his tweet. The Corps estimates that the barrier would cost $119 billion and 25 years to build.
While the barrier would protect New York from storm surges, it would fail to protect against flooding from high tides and storm runoff, according to The New York Times. The barrier could also trap sewage and toxins, which could prove harmful to the New York’s surrounding ecosystem.
………
- Discussion
-
Trump rails against "costly, foolish" New York City sea wall proposal https://t.co/fTHNFLAftI pic.twitter.com/9NHnGaW9vw
— The Hill (@thehill) January 19, 2020
Someone sent me this and I wasn’t sure it was real https://t.co/GZtSNLI8A4
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 19, 2020
Build the sea wall and make the merfolk pay for it. https://t.co/xsWlGMzIS1
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 19, 2020
This. Can.Not. Be. Real. https://t.co/wVJsgpCbzO
— Jennifer Horn (@NHJennifer) January 19, 2020
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.