The private border wall being built on the Rio GrandeMission, Texas (CNN)Donald Trump is the name most commonly associated with the border wall. But along this three-mile stretch, Tommy Fisher is the name on everyone's mind.
Fisher, an Arizona resident and head of a construction firm, saw an opportunity to help deliver on Trump's promise by paying for and building a three-mile barrier in Mission, Texas, a city on the US-Mexico border. And as he's pursued government contracts, he's also launched into private projects that have both stirred controversy and put the company's work into full view.
"Once you see it," Fisher, donning a Fisher Industries hat with Trump 2020 stitching, recently told CNN, "this proves what we've been saying."
And many have come to see it.
The privately funded project has gained national attention amid an administration push to construct 450 miles of new barriers in the ramp up to the presidential election. Fisher hopes the administration purchases the three miles of wall he constructs and signs the company up to build more miles.
"I believe we're in America and America always buys the better technology no matter what," Fisher said. ..............
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/politics/border-wall-private-fisher/index.html
