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Actually, maybe that's not quite right. If Trump is determined to build a wall between the US and Mexico regardless of cost, and if Apollo-style organization can make it much cheaper, then good for Apollo-style organization. But that doesn't suffice to make "used Apollo-style organization to build a huge wall" a better outcome than just "didn't bother building a huge wall".