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Donald Trump Backs Away from Closing Southern Border, Threatens Car Tariffs on Mexico Instead
breitbart ^ | CHARLIE SPIERING

Posted on 04/04/2019 6:53:52 PM PDT by davikkm

President Donald Trump warned Mexico on Thursday he was considering leveling car tariffs if officials failed to stop the flood of migrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. “We need help from Mexico, if Mexico doesn’t give the help, that’s okay, we’re going to tariff their cars coming into the United States,” Trump said.

The president commented on his ongoing efforts to pressure Mexico to help stop migrants from approaching the Southern border of the United States during a meeting at the White House about economic opportunity zones.

Trump backed away from the possibility of closing the border, noting that Mexico had done more in recent days to return Central American migrants back to their countries since he threatened to close the border last week.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: borderinsecurity; catownerisatroll; flipflop; papertiger; trumpwall
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1 posted on 04/04/2019 6:53:52 PM PDT by davikkm
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To: davikkm

Face it. Our Homo-Globo-Corpo-Marxist occupation government, including Trump who absolutely REFUSES to secure our border, is HeII bent on importing the 3rd World Hordes to politically dispossess and demographically replace the White Christian posterity of the America created by the Founders.

It is beyond Treason.

We are never going to “vote” ourselves out of this mess and we better do something soon or we are going to be a persecuted minority in a failed 3rd World $h!thole.


2 posted on 04/04/2019 6:54:06 PM PDT by davikkm
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To: davikkm

I’m guessing Trump is quite fine being back in the private sector in 2021.


3 posted on 04/04/2019 6:54:42 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: CatOwner

Not “instead.” He’s going to try the tariffs first. If those one-channel-TV countries don’t comply, he’ll close the border.


4 posted on 04/04/2019 6:56:42 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: CatOwner

I am also think that Trump is DONE with this job, I honestly think he just doesn’t give a damn anymore and I frankly don’t blame him!!! My God he can’t even get his OWN SIDE to back him up!!!!


5 posted on 04/04/2019 6:57:34 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: davikkm

He’s going to the border tomorrow let’s see what happens.


6 posted on 04/04/2019 6:57:40 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: firebrand

Not “instead.” He’s going to try the tariffs first. If those one-channel-TV countries don’t comply, he’ll close the border.


...yawn...


7 posted on 04/04/2019 6:58:08 PM PDT by AFret.
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To: davikkm
noting that Mexico had done more in recent days to return Central American migrants back to their countries since he threatened to close the border last week.

That's a lie. The cartels are pushing them across harder than ever. With the BP nullified the drugs are pouring over the border.

8 posted on 04/04/2019 7:03:39 PM PDT by SanchoP (Why does DC hate Americans so much ?)
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To: davikkm

Trump is in a very difficult position. If he closes the border then there will be people screaming everywhere about losing business. American companies and their employees will be hurt. Not just Mexico. Congress is responsible for this mess.


9 posted on 04/04/2019 7:05:23 PM PDT by Revel
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To: davikkm

agree.

I am frustrated.

We have all been backing him and he keeps caving.

over and over.

We will be put on the line, attacked and persecuted and cannot count on his backing.

We get nothing.

I am disappointed.

I thought he would be different.


10 posted on 04/04/2019 7:06:48 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: AFret.

Not impressed about what he says he’s going to do. He’s managed to get some things moving in the right direction but the Federal judges represent too much of a barrier. The challenge now is to get the new judges on board and go Galt on as much of the rest as possible.


11 posted on 04/04/2019 7:07:13 PM PDT by Hartlyboy
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To: AFret.

Don’t try to cover up the fact that you didn’t watch the speech by yawning. The car tariffs will hit the Mexicos in th old pocketbook and Trump is correct to try it first.


12 posted on 04/04/2019 7:08:47 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: Revel

Let em scream. I’ve been screaming for decades.


13 posted on 04/04/2019 7:09:16 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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Bump


14 posted on 04/04/2019 7:11:17 PM PDT by foreverfree
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To: davikkm

People...Realize that we don’t know everything that has happened or been said since he threatened to close the borders...You know there are discussions made without anyone letting us, the public, know exactly what is going on...

How many times has President Trump said or did something and some FReepers get all wound up and clutch pearls???

Give him time....I believe President trump does what he can do for US, the American people...

If you really don’t believe this, then you are in the wrong place....


15 posted on 04/04/2019 7:14:55 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Revel
Mexico will pay for the wall or else. Mexico needs to control the border or else.
Everything is the Congress fault.
When does Trump do something?? Anything??

--------- and we all laughed at Barry and his "red line".

16 posted on 04/04/2019 7:18:56 PM PDT by SanchoP (Why does DC hate Americans so much ?)
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To: davikkm
We are never going to “vote” ourselves out of this mess and we better do something soon or we are going to be a persecuted minority in a failed 3rd World $h!thole.

Good luck with that. People would much rather send their monthly fee to CNN and all the rest of the leftists and turn on their TV and rot their brains. Many are on legal drugs they don't need. Some buy illegal drugs. Many promote getting high. Many don't care that their children are being propagandize by leftists, or they complain but don't do anything.

Oh yes, and many don't "vote". They are lazy but rationalize that the election is rigged and it doesn't matter.

17 posted on 04/04/2019 7:19:07 PM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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How many times has President Trump said or did something and some FReepers get all wound up and then after a few days realize what he said or did was the RIGHT thing...


18 posted on 04/04/2019 7:19:44 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: davikkm

Time to realease the Kraaken

At this point the president looks like a fool to me. For the first time since i was aware of him 30 years ago.,

Some action items which will show we are serious.

Flood LA with ICE agents and expedite arrests and deportations from LA. Take down the big dog and the pups will cry and pee.

Arrest Gov Nuisance for going to El Salvador last week and sabotaging and conspiring against immigration laws.

Arrest the mayor of Oakland for publishing the ICE assault locations.

Investigate Senator De Leon for aiding his illegal relatives to come here and stay. By his own admission in the floor of the Cal legislature .

Arrest the sheriffs and chief’s of police of LA who don’t inform ICE when they release those who are here illegally from jail.

Send hundreds of ICE and FBI agents to illegals rallies in the states and arrest and deport as many as you can ID at the scene. Nationalize the guard to protect ICE,

Publish a list of sanctuary cities and crimes committed in those cities by illegals and the names of the mayor, city councils and the chiefs or sheriffs.

Put 25,000 marines sitting among the 90,000 at Pendleton on the border. Order them to establish physical and chemical and other non-lethal methods to keep people from stepping on US soil.

Withdraw all funds to sanctuary cities and tell judges to bite me.’

Run on and support candidates who oppose anchor babies.

Stop taking tough and act like we have a real emergency.

Assign FBI agents to ICE and homeland security to aid in more arrests and deportations.

Send special forces into Mexico to kill drug cartel leaders.

Stop aid to Mexico and countries in Central america tomorrow morning.

Take 25$ out of transfers of funds sent from the US to mexico by private parties.

Personally campaign against republicans who don’t support his actions.,

Move the angel moms to a higher profile in the wh. Establish a hot line to report people here illegally and offer a reward if they are deported.

Will add more as they comes to me.


19 posted on 04/04/2019 7:21:34 PM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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Perhaps you heard about the national emergency and funds already moved under that authority? From a week or two ago: The Department of Defense is shifting $1 billion from a military personnel account to build a 57-mile fence at the southern U.S. border, saying the funds were freed up after some service branches fell short of their recruiting goals.
20 posted on 04/04/2019 7:22:01 PM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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