Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Southern border wall being painted black

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the entire border wall along the southern border with Mexico is going to be painted black to make it hotter and deter illegal immigration -- and she credited President Trump with the idea.

Posted by LampLighter at 08:31 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink

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... Noem spoke during a visit to a portion of the wall in New Mexico, where she also picked up a roller brush to help out with the painting.

She touted the height of the wall as well as the depth as ways to deter people seeking to go over or under the walls. And then Noem said Homeland Security was going to be trying black paint to make the metal hotter.

"That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot temperatures down here when something is painted black it gets even warmer and it will make it even harder for people to climb. So we are going to be painting the entire southern border wall black to make sure that we encourage individuals to not come into our country illegally," Noem said. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-20 08:32 PM

@#1 ... "That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot temperatures down here when something is painted black it gets even warmer and it will make it even harder for people to climb. ...

So, the climbers, in Pres Trump's ~mind~ are apparently unable to wear gloves if the wall is too hot for skin contact?

Wow.



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-20 08:34 PM

"Paint It, Black" by The Rolling Stones

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-20 08:38 PM

@#3

Yeah, that popped into my mind as well.

As well as, why does Pres Trump ~think~ this is a good deterrent?

Why did not Sec Noem even push back against Pres Trump on this latest gism of his?

Possibly because that was Pres Trump's intent when he put together his Cabinet.

Obsequious adulating toadies, who agree with whatever he says.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-20 08:47 PM

Is Mexico going to pay for this, too?

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-20 08:56 PM

Really kinda shocked it's not being painted Gold... but he may have already used all the nation's gold paint in the WH.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-20 09:06 PM

@#5 ... s Mexico going to pay for this, too? ...

You mean like this ...

Donald Trump: Mexico will pay for wall, '100%' (September 2016)
www.bbc.com

... US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has insisted Mexico will pay for a border wall "100%", in a major immigration speech.

He told a cheering crowd in Arizona that he would secure the border, and left open the possibility that millions of illegal immigrants be deported.

Hours earlier, he met Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto but said they had not discussed financing the wall.

The president later insisted he had told Mr Trump Mexico would not pay. ...


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-20 09:11 PM

I'd suggest they consult with a thermal engineer before spending ("wasting") money on paint. Yes, a black paint will absorb more infrared ("heat") from the Sun, but that is only while the Sun is shining. After the Sun sets, a black-painted wall has higher emissivity and will radiant its heat more rapidly. Not only will that lower the walls temperature faster, this will occur during darkness which, I suspect, is probably a preferable time for climbing over the wall.

#8 | Posted by TrueBlue at 2025-08-20 09:18 PM

why does Pres Trump ~think~ this is a good deterrent?

It's nothing more than a distraction from the Epstein Files.

Which doesn't even matter anymore because pedophilia has become so normalized by the Republican Party.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-20 09:28 PM

why does Pres Trump ~think~ this is a good deterrent?

I think it's the combination of being both stupid and uneducated.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-20 09:34 PM

You're gonna make OneTrumpCuck cry.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-20 09:43 PM

"painted black to make it hotter"

South Park is going to fuck her in holes she didn't have before.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-20 09:45 PM

screw the paint.

if you want the fence hot.....electrify it.

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2025-08-20 09:57 PM

@#8 ... I'd suggest they consult with a thermal engineer before spending ("wasting") money on paint. Yes, a black paint will absorb more infrared ("heat") from the Sun, but that is only while the Sun is shining. After the Sun sets, a black-painted wall has higher emissivity and will radiant its heat more rapidly. ...

I missed that aspect.

Thx for bringing it to the fore.

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-20 10:50 PM

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