Trump defends stance on US-Mexico wall
US President Donald Trump today defended his proposed wall along the US southern border, saying his position “has never changed or evolved”, and that Mexico would pay for the barrier “directly, or indirectly”.
....The Wall will be paid for, directly or indirectly, or through longer term reimbursement, by Mexico, which has a ridiculous $71 billion dollar trade surplus with the U.S. The $20 billion dollar Wall is “peanuts” compared to what Mexico makes from the U.S. NAFTA is a bad joke!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it,” Trump wrote in a pair of early morning tweets. “The $20 billion dollar Wall is ‘peanuts’ compared to what Mexico makes from the US NAFTA is a bad joke!”
The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it. Parts will be, of necessity, see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, wastelands or tough rivers or water.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
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