POLITICSJul 30 · 23:07 UTCTHE HILLAshleigh Fields

Activists climb rare Arizona cottonwood to shield it from Trump border wall construction

Activists are protesting the construction pathway for President Trump’s border wall in Arizona due to the removal of a 200- to 250-year-old Fremont cottonwood tree. A demonstrator was arrested for trespassing after protesting the tree's potential destruction.

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