Tag: We Build The Wall | Talking Points Memo

A ban from Facebook has apparently done little to slow Brian Kolfage, charged last month for defrauding thousands in a “build the wall” effort, and who regularly uses personal attacks and misinformation to sic his online following on perceived detractors.

By Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo | September 29, 2020 11:15 a.m.

Feds Cite ‘Voluminous’ Info Seized In We Build The Wall Case Against Bannon

By Josh Kovensky and Matt Shuham | August 31, 2020 2:14 p.m.

‘Highly Inflammatory’ Posts From We Build The Wall Founder Could Taint Jury Pool, Feds Say

By Matt Shuham | August 28, 2020 3:19 p.m.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf speaks during a press conference on the actions taken by Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security agents in Portland during continued protests at the US Customs and Border Patrol headquarters on July 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Chad Wolf

Trump Admin And Camp Continue Distancing Themselves From Bannon’s Border Wall Scheme

By Summer Concepcion | August 23, 2020 5:24 p.m.

Why Steve Bannon And Brian Kolfage Joked About Ripping People Off To Buy A Boat: A Brief History

By Matt Shuham | August 21, 2020 4:11 p.m.

Bannon Calls Charges Against Him A ‘Political Hit Job’

By Zoë Richards | August 21, 2020 1:21 p.m.

Developing: Steve Bannon Arrested In Alleged ‘We Build The Wall’ Fundraising Scheme

By Josh Kovensky | August 20, 2020 4:57 p.m.

MAGA-Land Loved The ‘We Build The Wall’ Gambit That Trump Is Now Trying To Eschew

By Tierney Sneed | August 20, 2020 3:56 p.m.

Behind We Build The Wall’s Well-Documented Ties To Border Vigilantes

By Matt Shuham | August 20, 2020 3:09 p.m.

Where Things Stand: A TPM Piñata

This is your TPM afternoon briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | August 20, 2020 2:03 p.m.

TPM reporter Matt Shuham has been on the story surrounding the “We Build The Wall” project for months. At one point during the bluster of breaking news this morning he likened covering the story of former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s arrest, and all the absurd developments surrounding it, to “hitting a TPM piñata” — every time you smack it with a bat, something better falls out.

I couldn’t have said it better myself.