Trump Claims 'Much of the Wall Has Already Been' Built and 'Mexico is Paying For' It
Source: Mediaite
by Ken Meyer | Jan 2nd, 2019, 8:59 am
As President Trump prepares to meet with congressional leaders to negotiate the possible end of the government shutdown, hes claiming once again that the walls construction is already underway with Mexico footing the bill.
Link to tweet
So, lets see. Mexico is supposedly paying for the wall with an updated NAFTA deal that will presumably stimulate U.S. economic activity enough to offset the walls cost through tax revenue. Even if this federal revenue increase does happen as Trump claims, the actual end result here is American taxpayers will supply the money for the wall, not Mexico.
Theres also something to be said about Trump claiming the wall is already being built when last years congressional budget for border security didnt provide any money for a wall. Furthermore, if much of the Wall has already been fully renovated or built, was it worth it for Trump to shut down the government because Democrats refuse to give him the $5 billion hes demanding for the wall and other security measures?
So many questions, so little time.
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barbtries
(28,810 posts)so he can wiggle out of the shutdown. so weak, so transparent, so horrifically damaged.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Owl
(3,643 posts)rurallib
(62,443 posts)also show us your taxes!
apnu
(8,758 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,586 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)Trump can just hold a press conference and proclaim the wall is finished, the complicit M$M can back him up, and his base will blindly cheer.
Locrian
(4,522 posts)torius
(1,652 posts)Through the roof!
turbinetree
(24,710 posts)with three signatures .................and just for giggles on your bull shit....................do it front of the media........ .......lets remind everyone on what happened on December 11, 2018................when you had cameras.....................you were taken to the cleaners......................literally.................... .................... and your side kick of deceit and deception sitting like an empty suit well....................well he is a dangerous empty suit..........................
November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough......................
agingdem
(7,853 posts)someone put LSD in your Adderall..you're hallucinating again...
Andy823
(11,495 posts)Buys into his lies, that's all the matters to him. He can lie all he wants and his "cult" followers will believe him.
Roy Rolling
(6,928 posts)It's what cowardly businesspeople do when defeated.
"Declare victory and withdraw"
Which some say is the same tactic Trump has used for years to describe his own 5-second sexual performance.
keithbvadu2
(36,878 posts)Then there is no need for taxpayer money. It's going so well. Keep it up, Donald.
sdfernando
(4,937 posts)Jeez, this guy is dumber than a box of rocks.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)If Mexico is paying, then he doesn't need to ask Congress for money!
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)Will there be a breaking point where 45 is so full of bullshit he pops like a balloon?
sdfernando
(4,937 posts)But I dont want to be anywhere near him when that happens!
packman
(16,296 posts)See- The wall is already there and I did it and Mexico paid for it. Problem solved and I did it without the help of any Democrat.
What a mind (and I use the term loosely).
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)Setting up multiple scenarios depending on which outcome is most favorable.
The wall is nearly done/We need to build the wall
The wall will be paid for by Mexico/We need to fund the wall/Mexico is already paying for the wall via my shrewd dealmakin'
We're already building the wall/Child deaths are Democrats fault because I can't build a wall.
Immigrants are pouring in due to lack of funding/I will shut down the border (sans Wall) so nobody can get through (???)
Fucking Choose-Your-Own-Adventure president.
RockRaven
(14,990 posts)of new money, he's going to a) claim an absolute and total victory, and b) claim the wall is done.
Like he did with North Korea.
Like he did with ACA repeal.
Like he did with NAFTA.
The pattern will hold. He will get crumbs (less than he could have gotten by not being a hostage-taker, btw) and he'll pretend the issue is forever resolved.
Docreed2003
(16,869 posts)WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU ASKING FOR ONE MORE CENT YOU LYING SACK OF SHIT!!!
Ugh...it's amazing that we're having to put up with this nonsense!! It's even more incredible that his party is fully behind this bullshit!
GeorgeGist
(25,322 posts)Initech
(100,099 posts)They would make that money back in half a second. And since they bought this presidency, they would own it. That makes more sense than anything Chump is tweeting about right now.
CrispyQ
(36,501 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)niyad
(113,527 posts)AKing
(511 posts)Saturn is going to pay for it!
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)himself of.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)border? Tell him it is done already - so no need for more money to build it, just for border security needed even though it "is" there. Tell him it was a big accomplishment - a fantastic deal at the price - and he won. Now OPEN the government with a clean CR.
IcyPeas
(21,901 posts)and SHOW US. This is an easy lie to prove.