What else could be the motivation for a man who's entire worldview is driven by the almighty dollar?

if he delivers it to his base.

I wouldn't bet there's something else though.

That is what I’ve read.

It's restricting off a 2 mile corridor between the Rio Grand and where the wall will be built. Possibly due to typography, but I suspect the area that will be restricted is vernal wetlands and rangeland that can be used by government agencies or leased to businesses away from "prying public eyes". Because you know the general public or private citizens will no longer be able to access that area.

What do you think can be done with a two mile restricted corridor over hundred or couple hundred miles?

Haele

The farmers still have part of their groves on the other side of the fence.

They somehow get outside the fence to do their work.

In one case a woman's house ended up on the wrong side of the fence.

I don't know what happened with that. She sued.

what do pooten and msb have to gain from this wall? Is it more a money laundering scheme and a gaslight issue?

He does nothing unless it benefits himself personally. Even if you haven't nailed down the details precisely, I think you're certainly on to something.

He might have even said “slush fund” with little government oversight

They are probably companies owned by the biggest campaign and inauguration donors. Plenty of money will kick back to the usurper in the White House.

There’s a reason the wall is planned to cost $25 million per mile.

Slush fund. My thoughts exactly.

but I don't think it is water. The Rio Grande has been running low for years.

Then look to the kickbacks.

This is New York real estate development 101.

Think "The Day After Tomorrow"

This is the one with the vertical steel slats that you can look through. The question: who is the contractor who suggested that to him? Is there some kickback involved?
I saw this idea on the Palmer Report. Maybe there is something there, I don't know.

maybe a way to bolster all the steel monkey business earlier this year from tariffs, to supposedly 6 steel plants coming out of mothblls. (Unconfirmed I think).
I think he wants to set up a way to keep collecting taxpayer dollars through mob contacts and kick-backs after he leaves office. Probably owes a bunch of contractors as well would be my guess. And of course...the mob.

the other reason is his narcissism, I am sure he dreams with the thought of "the trump wall" being seen from out of space, his name being edged forever in the landscape...I really hope he doesn't get the stupid wall, not even an inch of it, what a waste of money and resources.

He doesn't want the wall built, he just wants to have the fight over building it.

He needs a subclass to blame things on, drug dealing, murderous, terroristic, stone cold killer migrants. They are costing us 5 billion dollars a year!!! The wall will (somehow?) pay for itself!!

He needs for his deplorables to have someone to hate.

All the questions we had about Trump should have been asked and answered BEFORE the general election by the MSM. They totally abdicated their responsibility to the country and the Constitution. All of this news should have been pursued in 2015 and 2016 instead of showing us empty podiums and talking about Hillary's emails. I know hind-sight is 20/20 and we need to focus on where we are now about how to prevent further damage to our country but it needed to be said. We are definitely in crisis now. They are making their power plays now.Who knows what else dumpster and his BFF Vlad will try before January 3rd. As Rachel says, "watch this space."

...Trump also cares about his ego. He needs the adulation of his cheering crowds, and he'll lose that if he doesn't stick to his wall promise.

Or maybe a combination wall/prison?

he should know it won't be a good legacy but he thinks differently.

He was going to cave on the wall until Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh told him he could not get reelected if he didn't close down the government to get it. He's more afraid of his base than I am.

...where Luthor was going to obliterate the west coast, because he had cheaply bought up land just to the east, which would become the new west coast!

That will translate to $$$ later.

He is driven equally by $$$ and vanity.

It is the cornerstone of political demagoguery and all, but what is personal to him is that it would be something monolithic that would last over time that would be associated with him, with the added bonus of a big 25 billion dollar fuck you to the dumb asses who voted for him/those of us who tried to fight having him as POTUS.

Would be there on the border forever. I think vanity is a big driver in this. Like Hoover Dam

Kick-backs from the construction companies, in the same way as in his real estate dealings.

Wanta bet he would know the contractors on that debacle personally? Now they have "someone" who donated $50,000 for the wall and another who donated $12,000 that sounds like a building contractor.

I'd be watching those donated millions like a hawk because everyone knows Trump and his punk kids can't wait to get their mits on that cash.

... contracts for donors and an opportunity launder more money?

I would think cutting out the competition and putting trans-border crime squarely in the hands of the Mexican Mafia, Aryan Brotherhood and thus the Russian Mob would be something they are hoping to accomplish.

This would be a $5 billion one.



Face it, our treasury has become a slush fund for the 1% & their family & friends. Trump is just the most obvious grifter of them all.

so I don't think that's it. Getting kickbacks from the construction contracts is the more likely financial motivation. And, of course, the votes of the terrified, stupid MAGAts who actually think a wall will keep out the evil brown gang members who want to come to the US and rape their wimminfolk and harvest their lettuce; and more votes means more opportunities to violate the Emoluments Clause, do deals with Putin, and run out the statutes of limitations on the crimes he's committed.

It's his big dick signature, and he's going to fight hammer and tong to get it. I think he's been embarrassed by the fact that the some of the rethugs - enough of them in the Senate at least - wouldn't play ball with him. But more importantly, he was humiliated by his own Oval Office buffoonery last week when Pelosi told him he didn't have enough votes to get it passed, and if he shut down the government, he'd own it, which he then proceeded to double down on and claim it for his very own. This is just plainly a malignant narcissistic man baby pitching a hissy fit because he got spanked by Pelosi and Schumer, along with Ann Coulter and Rush Limpdick.

At this point, frankly, I wouldn't be surprised by anything he does going forward. This is a cornered wharf rat, and everyone knows not to confront one of those.