The Mexico paying for the wall thing was a fun line for rallies, but did anyone really think that was true?
I know the “take Trump seriously and not literally” thing has been beaten to death, but he said a million things on the campaign trail and a lot of them contradicted each other. You will drive yourself nuts if you actually try to hold him to all his “promises.” Wasn’t one of his promises that everyone will be happy all the time or something to that effect?
Anyway, who cares who pays for the wall as long as it gets built?
I appreciate the comments, but I do believe he will find a way to offset the costs of the wall, and it will be Mexico related.
Did I think Mexico would somehow transfer funds to build the wall? Of course not. Will there be some sort of levy, import fees, money transfers fee, I believe so.
I don’t see this as a comment like, “Folks will be happy all the time.” Frankly, I am. Trump is doing a great job.
I've been saying that for the last year and a half here on FR - that the tariffs he proposed would be paid by American consumers, not Mexico - and you can't believe the crap I got for saying it. Either a lot of FReepers believed it or they, like this D1, hated the idea that someone would challenge Trump about anything.
Not sure Trump really had to keep saying that and I don't like that he did because it wasn't true. At the same time, protecting our citizens and our borders is primary. Who pays for it is secondary. But a politician should be accountable for his promise IMO even if it wasn't necessary for him to make that particular promise. The BIG promise he is keeping is about protecting and strengthening America. God bless him for that.