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Designers create Ikea instructions for Trump's $20 billion border wall

The Pastillon's fake ad for a "Börder WÃ¥ll."The Pastillon Assembling an Ikea bookshelf may be difficult, but designers from the satirical site  The   Pastill on  have envisioned Ikea instructions for a project that looks truly back-breaking: Trump's border wall. They created  a tongue-in-cheek ad  for a "Börder WÃ¥ll," making fun of Trump's real-life proposal. Less than a week after Inauguration Day, Trump  reiterated  his plans on Twitter to build a 1,900-milelong wall along the US-Mexico border. Construction could cost American taxpayers an estimated  $15 billion to $25 billion , though Trump says Mexico would eventually  pay for the wall  through taxes or trade. Maintenance and hiring 21,000 border-patrol agents could cost an additional $2.1 billion a year, according to CNBC and  an analysis  by Politico. From that perspective, the designers are offering their fake flat-pack wall for a barga...