Tuscaloosa businessman Stan Pate brought border wall panels to T-town Thursday ahead of former President Donald Trump's visit for the Alabama-Georgia game Saturday.

Pate purchased the panels in a government auction.

"President Trump bought the materials, started construction, Vice President (Border Czar) Kamala Harris and her Administration stopped construction and began selling off thousands of truckloads," Pate shared on X.

"Last week I purchased tons and tons of wall panels from a Government auction for pennies on the dollar," he said. "She's scrapping it out! If she had her way she would cut down what is already up!"

"When it comes to Kamala being tough on the border, Do we believe what we hear? Or what we see?" Pate continued.

Pate told 1819 News that he was appalled at the government's waste of valuable materials and wanted the American public to see what was happening.

"I've got some reuse for it. Maybe I'll just hold it until Trump 45 becomes Trump 47 and I can sell it back to our government at a discount," Pate said. "Maybe I'll build my own wall."

Trump will attend the Alabama-Georgia game, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Pate said he hopes Trump sees the wall panels while he's in town.

Pieces of the border wall are being sold as surplus. The starting bid for five 33-foot by 8-foot sections weighing 40,000 lbs is $5.

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