HOMELESS VETS AND WHITEWASHED WALLS. MORE LIB MYTHS EXPOSED!

SOCIALIST MYTHBUSTING SUNDAY.

Introduction

In recent weeks, a series of headlines and talking points have circulated in California and beyond claiming that President Trump is “ignoring homeless veterans,” “wasting millions painting the wrong side of the border wall black,” and that Mexico is “answering back with beautiful murals to shame Americans.”These narratives are catchy—but false, misleading, or half-truths at best. Below, we separate fact from fiction.

Myth #1: Trump Isn’t Paying for Veteran Housing

The Claim: Media outlets and activist circles suggest Trump has poured money into immigration enforcement while leaving homeless veterans on the streets.

The Reality:

- In May 2025, Trump signed an executive order establishing the National Center for Warrior Independence on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus. This project is designed to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans by 2028, with resources redirected from migrant service programs.- The administration also expanded VA housing initiatives, including reforms to the VA Home Loan Program (H.R. 1815, signed in July 2025) and additional funding for VA Grant and Per Diem programs that directly support housing and rehabilitation services.- Meanwhile, veteran homelessness is actually declining nationwide—down 8% from 2023 to 2024—thanks to VA/HUD efforts under both prior and current programs.

The Disinformation: By framing immigration enforcement costs as a direct trade-off with veterans’ housing, activists create a false zero-sum game. In reality, funding streams are distinct, and Trump’s record shows active new commitments to veteran housing—not abandonment.

Myth #2: Trump Is Painting the “Wrong Side” of the Border Wall Black

The Claim: Critics say Trump is frivolously spending “millions to paint the wrong side of the wall black”—a stunt meant to glorify himself rather than enhance security.

The Reality:

- In August 2025, DHS confirmed that the entire southern border wall is being painted black at Trump’s direction. The goal is security-driven: black paint absorbs heat, making the wall more difficult to scale, and helps slow rust.- Estimated cost: about $1.2 million per mile, roughly $500 million total—funded as part of the $46+ billion allocated in Trump’s border security legislation (“One Big Beautiful Bill”).- The “wrong side” claim is pure fabrication: both sides are being treated as part of a wall-wide policy, not as a cosmetic gesture on the U.S. side alone.

The Disinformation: Opponents spin the painting project as a “vanity stunt,” but it is in fact a budgeted, strategic part of border security. Whether one agrees with the method is a policy debate, but pretending it’s only about painting “the wrong side” is dishonest.

Myth #3: Mexico Is Beautifying the Wall with Murals to Counter Trump

The Claim: Reports suggest that Mexico is covering its side of the wall with “beautiful murals” as a rebuke of Trump and the U.S.

The Reality:

- The most famous mural, Mural de la Hermandad, was started in 2016 by Enrique Chiu, a Tijuana artist. It is a grassroots, volunteer-driven project funded by locals and cross-border volunteers—not the Mexican government. Its themes are unity, peace, and love, not “countering Trump.”- The widely publicized interactive eMural, where painted faces link to QR-coded deportee stories, was funded by U.S. academic fellowships (Mellon Foundation and UC Davis). It was dressed up as a “Mexican border project,” but in truth, it was bankrolled by the U.S. academic left with an overt ideological agenda.- California media outlets routinely blur these projects together, presenting them as an “authentic Mexican response.” The fact is: one is grassroots apolitical art, the other is U.S. activist propaganda disguised as cultural expression.

The Disinformation: The murals are not a Mexican government “response” to Trump. One is authentic community art, while the other is an American academic left project presented as Mexican resistance.

Conclusion: The Pattern of Narrative Manipulation

What we are seeing is a calculated cycle of misinformation:1. Veterans vs. Migrants Frame: Claim Trump cares more about arresting immigrants than helping veterans.2. Wall Vanity Frame: Mock the wall painting as wasteful or misdirected rather than acknowledge it as part of a funded security strategy.3. Murals as Counter-Propaganda: Rebrand U.S.-funded activist art as “Mexico’s” cultural response to Trump.The reality is far more complex—and less useful to those pushing an anti-Trump narrative. Veterans are getting new housing commitments. The wall project is part of serious (and costly) security measures. And the murals are either local Mexican volunteer efforts or U.S. left-funded activism in disguise.Bottom Line: California’s talking points aren’t exposing truth—they’re manufacturing myths to cast Trump as hostile to veterans and mocked by “Mexico.” The facts tell a different story.