Just a few days ago, Trump said on national TV that if the government was going to shut down over funding for the border wall, he would own it - he not only wouldn't blame the Dems, he would be PROUD to shut down the government His words, not mine. Today, he blamed the Democrats for the impending shutdown. The fact that there is video of him saying the exact opposite just days ago apparently means nothing to him - reality is what he wants it to be.
Trumpsters, can you remember his campaign when he constantly made the promise that he would build a wall on the southern border? Who was going to pay for that? Mexico! Who does he want to pay for it now? You! Because he desperately needs to keep that promise of building a wall that no one other than him and his base wants
He tried floating the idea that his minor tweak of NAFTA - most of which amounted to a name change and which still hasn't been approved by the Senate - would make Mexico pay for the wall by reducing the trade deficit, but he still doesn't understand the difference between a trade deficit and a budget deficit.
Today, he made up numbers about what illegal immigration is costing us yearly. No one knows where he got those numbers from, but the general consensus is that he pulled them out of his butt. He also said that a wall was the only way to prevent illegal immigration - despite the fact that most illegal immigrants are here on expired visas and not due to an illegal border crossing.
30-foot walls can easily be breached by 31-foot ladders - or by tunneling beneath them. Walls are an ancient method of protection, not the latest technology.
Nothing he has said so far is a justification for building his wall. The House caved and passed a CR that would provide $5 billion for the wall - and no one knows how they intend to pay for that, with a budget deficit that has ballooned dramatically under Trump's stewardship.
Trumpsters, this is what's known as the "long con" - he has been feeding you BS for months to gain your trust that what he is doing is in your best interest in order to get what he wants, and he wants it because it will satisfy his base. The reality- a wall will not solve the problem of border security, because most illegals come here legally and overstay their visas. That's a fact that you can Google.
If the government shuts down over funding for his wall, Trump owns it - he has already admitted it. He's trying to con you into believing that it's someone else's fault, when in reality it's his and his alone.
WAKE UP!!! |