Trump: 'I never meant' Mexico would 'write a check' for the wall

[left-of-center2012]

President Trump said Thursday he never meant Mexico was "going to write a check" when he said repeatedly that the nation would pay for a border wall.

“When during the campaign, I would say 'Mexico is going to pay for it.' Obviously, I never said this and I never meant they are going to write out a check,” Trump said.

“I said they are going to pay for it.”

Speaking outside the White House to reporters before leaving to visit the border, Trump said Mexico would be paying for the proposed wall through a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, which has yet to be ratified.

“They (Mexico) are paying for it with the incredible deal we made,” he said. "So, Mexico is paying for the wall indirectly and when I said Mexico will pay for the wall in front of thousands and thousands of people they are paying for the wall indirectly.”

https://thehill.com/latino/424726-trump-i-never-meant-mexico-would-write-a-check-for-the-wall

[dalton99a]

1. "Obviously, I never said this"

"Nuf said

[Solly Mack]

8. Yep

[malaise]

9. This MoFo is sick

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mexico-wall-funding-money-pay-us-border-government-shutdown-trade-deal-a8721341.html

[area51]

2. Liar.

[Docreed2003]

3. "I never put my feet on his couch....yeah I put my feet on his couch"

[LanternWaste]

4. A lie. He specifically said MX would make a one-time payment of 5-10b

The Trump campaign released a document – which is still online* – in which it explained how Mexico would finance the project. The document explicitly described a plan in which Mexico would “make a one-time payment of $5-10 billion,” which the Trump administration would “compel” the country to make.

* https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/Pay_for_the_Wall.pdf

[dalton99a]

10. Yep

[demmiblue]

11. Yepping your yep.

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

12. Yet again trump is caught in another lie

[anarch]

5. "see, what I meant was they would 'pay for it' as in, they're going to suffer..."

"A big giant physical barrier will almost certainly have negative impacts on trade, the environment, and will contribute to people's misery--they're gonna pay for making us build this wall!"

[brooklynite]

6. "just like I never write a check to my creditors..."

[spanone]

7. donnie, if yer 'splainin', yer backin' up

[lindysalsagal]

13. So, no wall, no problem, right? So why shut down government?

Why are fed workers not getting paid tomorrow?

[Johonny]

14. Great, when we get that money. We will begin.

[rusty fender]

15. He meant that they would pay

in tacos, tortillas, and piñatas

[mokawanis]

16. Even if Mexico did pay for it and delivered the money right away

why spend it on a wall when it could be going for education, health care, infrastructure, etc? You know, things this country actually needs and would benefit from having.

[Caliman73]

17. The correction is just as stupid as the first statement.

It just shows that Trump has no understanding of trade or economics and/or that he is a complete liar. Unless Mexico pays for the wall directly, they will never pay for the wall. There is no "indirect" paying for the wall. Any benefits from the trade deal will be experienced directly by the companies that engage in trade with Mexico. Yes, the economy may benefit in general if the deal increases sales and more people are employed, but basically the money is coming from the taxes levied on US citizens and residents.

Trump shows both his stupidity and his mendacity in his continued focus on his racist wall.