On a recent tour of the property, The Post saw discarded water bottles, backpacks, “carpet shoes” — footwear with slip-on pieces of carpet to hide footprints in the sand — and ladders used to scale the border wall.
Klump said he’s hoping for a Donald Trump victory come November, adding that he’s grateful for the border wall that was built along his property — but hopes that construction continues, as he pointed to a major gap at the edge of a nearby mountain. During The Post’s visit, Klump used one of the floodgates to cross into Mexico after spotting some razor wire that had cattle hair stuck in it. He was concerned his cattle escaped through the opening and went to look for wayward animals.
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