Washington – Trump Says Mexico ‘Eventually’ Will Pay For Border Wall

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    Richard Saunders, director of public safety of the Tohono O'odham Nation, walks along the vehicle barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border that crosses through the Tohono O'odham reservation in Chukut Kuk, Arizona April 6, 2017. ReutersWashington – President Donald Trump said on Sunday he expected Mexico to pay for the wall he has promised to build along the southern border, resuscitating a campaign promise that roiled U.S. relations with Mexico in the first week of his presidency.

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    “Eventually, but at a later date so we can get started early, Mexico will be paying, in some form, for the badly needed border wall,” Trump said in a Twitter post.

    Trump returned to his Mexico demand on a morning in which he simultaneously tried to pressure congressional Democrats to include funding for the border wall in must-pass spending legislation needed to keep the U.S. government open beyond Friday.

    In Mexico City, a spokesman for the foreign ministry had no immediate comment on Trump’s wall payment comment.

    The Republican president’s demand that Mexico pay for the border wall triggered a diplomatic crisis with the southern U.S. neighbor during the first week of his presidency. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Jan. 26 scrapped a planned trip to meet with Trump and the White House floated the idea of a 20 percent tax on goods from Mexico to pay for the wall.

    The two leaders agreed the following day not to talk publicly about payment for the wall, the Mexican government said. The White House said the two recognized they had differences over the proposed wall but agreed to “work these differences out.”

    Trump sought the wall, projected to cost more than $20 billion, as part of his effort to curb illegal immigration. Mexico has rejected payment for the construction project as out of the question.

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday the wall would get paid for one way or another.

    “I don’t expect the Mexican government to appropriate money for it but there are ways that we can deal with our trade situation to create the revenue to pay for it, no doubt about it,” Sessions said.


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    hashomer
    hashomer
    6 years ago

    The Orange Yam says a lot but means nothing. All his ‘Day One’ promises made to his lemmings meant nothing. First 100 Days which he bragged about have gone by with NO immigration law, NO wall, NO Obamacare law, NO tax reform, no nothing except imbecilic tweets, misstatements on navy going to Korea. What a dunce. But he praised nazi LePen for coming in second w 21% in France.

    Realistic
    Realistic
    6 years ago

    So why ask congress from the money and burden the taxpayers? Trump should open a corporation, issue Trump bonds, and eventually they will be paid back when Mexico will pay!

    With so many blind followers he should have no problem raising the funds.