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Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’
Protesters spent months occupying an ancient cottonwood.
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Protesters occupied a 200‑year‑old cottonwood tree near the US‑Mexico border, calling it the “grandmother.” After months of attempts to protect the tree, a standoff with U.S. Border Patrol ended when the tree was felled to clear space for Donald Trump’s border wall. The removal sparked despair among activists who had been defending the ancient tree.
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