Stunning cost of rebuilding Alcatraz 'might just be too much' for Trump: insider

The possibility of rebuilding the Alcatraz prison as a new holding pen as Donald Trump makes plans to ramp up U.S. incarceration rates may be in doubt according to an estimate on the projected cost.

That is according to a report from Marc Caputo at Axios, who wrote on Friday morning that the massive overhaul of the building now used as a tourist attraction could top $2 billion.

On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured the island in San Francisco Bay and hyped up the possibility that the Trump administration is invested in reclaiming it.

However, as Caputo is reporting, the stunning price tag may stick a knife in the plans with one White House insider suggesting Trump may balk when he sees the numbers.

"Two administration officials say Trump hasn't made a final decision on what he wants to do with the island, and it's unclear what the precise costs would be," the report states before adding that one person involved in the proposal admitted, "We're still in the early stages. We need a lot more study, a lot more specificity, before the president decides. But $2 billion might just be too much money for him."

Add to that, the construction timeline may put a damper on Trump's enthusiasm because he would presumably be out of office before it its completed and "Trump wants to do as much as possible while he's in office."

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