Border Chief Dodgy On Fulfilling Trump’s Wall Promise

The New York Times reports that Trump officials remain vague about fulfilling his oft-repeated promise to complete 450 miles of new wall by 2021:

The administration has thus far built only 93 miles of the new wall, nearly all of it on federal land where dilapidated barriers existed or vehicle barriers once stood, according to Customs and Border Protection. The border wall’s final path is not yet set, but 162 miles of it will run through Southern Texas, and 144 miles of that is privately owned, according to the border agency.

The Trump administration has acquired just three miles since 2017. Mark Morgan, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, raised doubts about meeting the administration’s deadline. “It’s hard right now to say whether we’re still going to meet that goal,” Mr. Morgan said of building the wall by 2021. “But I’m confident we’re going to be close.”