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Steel Barrier Trumps Technology, President Says

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Steel Barrier Trumps Technology, President Says
President Donald Trump. Photo: White House.

President Trump on Thursday said that a steel barrier is more important than technology for border security, telling reporters that physical structures are the only way to top illegal flows into the U.S. along the southwest border. “You can have all the technology in the world,” Trump said outside the White House before departing to Joint Base Andrews and a flight to Texas to review border security. “I’m a professional at technology. But if you don’t have a steel barrier…

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