Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum Tour Calif.’s Alcatraz

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday were scheduled to visit the infamous Alcatraz prison site on an island just off the California coast of San Francisco.

Local ABC7 reported the two were prepared to announce the potential of rebuilding the federal prison there and putting it back into service as a high-security detention facility.

President Donald Trump has mentioned Alcatraz in social media posts, including on July 1, when he hinted at the potential of bringing the site back into service. “I saw a picture of ALCATRAZ looking so foreboding, and I said, We’re going to look into renovating and rebuilding the famous ALCATRAZ Prison sitting high on the Bay, surrounded by sharks.” Trump added, “What a symbol it is, and will be!”

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