AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - Trump's border wall deal you can't refuse
REDFORD, Texas — The Trump administration delivered a blunt message to angry landowners at a rare in-person meeting on Tuesday: - Work with us on the border wall , or we'll build it anyway. Why it matters: The Trump administration's pressure to show progress on border wall mileage in west Texas is leading to rushed and sloppy work that's infuriating local residents, ranchers and the tourism industry. - Local residents told Axios they've heard that the goal is to finish construction as soon as December 2027. - Since the start of the year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been mailing out packages — sometimes with inaccurate survey lines or owner information — offering people between $1,000 and $5,000 for initial access,…