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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,212 posts)
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 06:38 PM Dec 2018

Trump insists military will build the border wall

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. military will construct his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, insisting that it will be built "one way or the other" while seemingly walking back threats to shut down the government if Congress fails to appropriate for the wall by the end of the week.

Trump also doubled-down on his claim that Mexico is paying for the wall's construction by virtue of a recently renegotiated trilateral trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. That claim has been met with skepticism by many who have argued increased revenues via international trade do not constitute the president making good on his guarantee that Mexico would pay for the wall.

"Mexico is paying (indirectly) for the Wall through the new USMCA, the replacement for NAFTA! Far more money coming to the U.S. Because of the tremendous dangers at the Border, including large scale criminal and drug inflow, the United States Military will build the Wall!" Trump wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning.

“In our Country, so much money has been poured down the drain, for so many years, but when it comes to Border Security and the Military, the Democrats fight to the death,” the president wrote in an earlier tweet. Pointing to an increase in defense spending this year agreed to by both parties — in exchange for a boost in domestic spending, a concession to Democrats — Trump added: "One way or the other, we will win on the Wall!”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-insists-military-will-build-the-border-wall/ar-BBRaHZA?li=BBnb7Kz

The dotard is having a meltdown.

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Trump insists military will build the border wall (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 OP
Trump simply doesn't understand how government works htuttle Dec 2018 #1
Prevailing wage? ghostsinthemachine Dec 2018 #2
They should build the wall out of Hillary's emails.... Shell_Seas Dec 2018 #3
At least we know the GOP won't get over it. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 #4
That's a great response. Eyeball_Kid Dec 2018 #5
*snort* Nevilledog Dec 2018 #7
Is this another reason he's pulling them out of Syria? eleny Dec 2018 #6
The trump way... safeinOhio Dec 2018 #8
He must be thinking it's like the Seabees irisblue Dec 2018 #9
As I recall AZ Jim Dec 2018 #10
I am wrong, and you are correct. I'll edit my post irisblue Dec 2018 #12
The Mexican military could build it cheaper. He should go with that one. dameatball Dec 2018 #11
Without Fred Trump, this nitwit would have starved to death. John Fante Dec 2018 #13
I wonder if anyone has told him TomSlick Dec 2018 #14

eleny

(46,166 posts)
6. Is this another reason he's pulling them out of Syria?
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 06:57 PM
Dec 2018

Will he argue that the savings will pay for the wall?

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
13. Without Fred Trump, this nitwit would have starved to death.
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 09:04 PM
Dec 2018

The military doesn't pay for a fucking thing, we the taxpayers do.

Taxing revenue from the new NAFTA deal = Americans are paying for the fucking wall. Congress would have to approve this anyway, so he's shit out of luck anyway.

TomSlick

(11,109 posts)
14. I wonder if anyone has told him
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 09:26 PM
Dec 2018

that using funds appropriated for the military cannot be used for another purpose.

Appropriated funds can only be used for the purpose for which appropriated.

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