The Con - "the American people will not pay for the wall."

[malaise]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38760671

Donald Trump has hit out at Mexico after its president cancelled next week's visit to the White House.

The diplomatic spat comes a day after Mr Trump unveiled his plan to build a barrier along the Mexico-US border.

Mr Trump told Republican lawmakers in Philadelphia that the two leaders had mutually agreed to cancel the summit, adding, "the American people will not pay for the wall."

"Unless Mexico is going to treat the United States fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless, and I want to go a different route. We have no choice."
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[BeyondGeography]

1. So it's the Mexican shutdown now

Glad that’s sorted.

[mucifer]

2. I would like all the network tv and radio news to admit he is coo coo bananas

not just CNN and MSNBC they keep saying the dems and trump can't agree on a plan. They should be quoting all the coo coo bananas that happens every fricking day. They need to acknowledge every day that people don't want to work for trump and keep quitting. This normalization of what is happening right now is catastrophic.

[malaise]

7. Coo coo is kind

This mofo is stark raving mad and it needs to be shouted from the rooftops.

[mucifer]

12. Yes and they REFUSE to do it.

[Srkdqltr]

3. The con really is there are no real plans.

No land bought
No plan for exactly where
No idea what it will look like.
No environmental studies
No
Plan


No nothing !!!!

[Mr. Ected]

6. Which further means that this shutdown has little or nothing to do with a wall

Trump has systematically gutted government, thwarted separation of powers, and is now drowning the baby in the bathtub in plain view.

[panader0]

10. All of this needs to be done IF there really was to be a "wall".

Perhaps the Dem leaders should demand plans, and studies, etc
before even considering it. (Then say no). I have had two construction
companies and worked on some large projects, some federal.
You can't just walk up to a customer and give them a price without
explaining first in great detail what they're getting for their money.
To spanky, just getting some money is a victory. We must NOT let that happen.

[Mr. Ected]

4. From January 2017

And it proves that the mantra insisting that Mexico would pay for the wall was never meant metaphorically. Another whopping lie made viable to the right due to the deplorables' stupidity, gullibility and short attention span.

[Renew Deal]

5. This is 2 years old

[malaise]

9. Yes and that makes it very important

Nail his ass

[Yonnie3]

8. All this winning.

Look at all his wins since January 2017 when he said this shite.

Look over there! It's Mexico's fault.
No, No, look over there! It's the Dem's fault!

Maybe next it will be the furloughed federal worker's fault. They are striking aren't they?

I think it was Kellyanne Conjob who coined the phrase "alternative facts." She was wrong, it is apparently an alternate sanity.

It's too early for alcohol! Or is it?

[malaise]

11. Why didn't he and ReTHUGs sort this out when they controlled

both Chambers of the legislature?

[Yonnie3]

13. At the risk of answering a rhetorical question ...

I'm not so sure he and the Repugs controlled anything - perhaps the control was external - dare I say it ... Putin

Incompetence

They need an "issue" that they can campaign on

Because enough of them don't really want a wall

and etc.

[malaise]

14. Roger Stone gave him this one

Lock them up!

[Yonnie3]

16. Yeah

I recently read a post that indicated the wall was just a tool to get 'rump to remember to talk about immigration. Three or four years ago I wouldn't have given that sort of story any credibility. Now I think that it very well could be true. You just can't make this stuff up.

[NCjack]

15. Suggestion for The MFer: Give back to Mexico some of the tariffs and make them pay

for the MFer's Wall. Sweeten the deal by allowing Mexican companies to build it -- they can do it faster, cheaper and with higher quality than Trump cronies. It has the appearance that Mexico pays (but USA actually does). The optics work.

[flibbitygiblets]

17. Hello, I am a Nigerian Prince, and if you would kindly lend me $5 billion today...

Just give me your bank account number and I will return your money plus BIGLY more!

[malaise]

20. Same premise

[KentuckyWoman]

18. So 6 days after he took office, Mexico told him to kiss off.

And everyone else in the World except Vlad and Rocketman have done the same.

[malaise]

19. I love that he thought it was a show of respect for Mexico to pay for the wall

He thinks that the world should bow down to the naked racist emperor

[Vinca]

21. Then there's no reason for the hissy fit to get the money. The stupid is hurting my brain.

[malaise]

22. The MoFo said Americans would not pay for the wall

Apparently that promise and the one to drain the swamp are irrelevant to both the kakistocracy and the media hacks.