Up to 400 companies were expected to submit proposals this week to build President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. An artist's rendering of what construction might look like.

One potential bidder on President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico wanted to know if authorities would rush to help if workers came under “hostile attack.” Another asked if employees can carry firearms in states with strict gun control laws and if the government would indemnify them for using deadly force.

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