Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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“It’s a terrible waste of taxpayer money. Someone is benefiting in a huge way.”

We went to Big Bend National Park, where the Trump administration began bulldozing through public lands to build a massive border wall before a judge ordered them to stop.

Three companies are pocketing $7.5 billion in taxpayer money for the project — while the future of the local economy, tourism, and the ecosystem have all been thrown into jeopardy.

Producer: @casonbrownlee
Coordinating Producer: trevorp_hayes
Editor: kungaaaaaaaa
Videographer: Corbett Jones
Supervising Producer: Court Fuller