Essay from America: Trump’s wall of support built on security fears

Students for Trump at Pennsylvania State University couldn’t wait for Donald so they built their own wall, writes Caroline O’Doherty

It appeared on the lawn in front of Old Main, the oldest and most handsome building on campus, around the centrepiece flagpole that carries the stars and stripes, as the students marked one week to go to election day.

“It’s a dialogue wall,” said 20-year-old Kylie Thomas, a chirpy criminology junior wearing a Trump baseball cap and waving a version of the old American revolutionary flag bearing the motto Don’t Tread On Me, more recently revived by the Tea Party.