candycorn
Diamond Member
Claims now being made, even in this very thread, that tariffs on aluminum and steel from Mexico are paying for Trump's "WALL" show the ridiculous levels of misinformation and propaganda used to defend Trump's blatant lying. Funds for building a wall on the Mexican border must be appropriated by Congress and Congress has only made token allowances for funding a "WALL". Most of Congresses funding for barriers on rhe border were barriers planned for the border long before Donald Trump and for improving and maintaining barriers that were in place before Trump ever entered the White House.
How did you think we would get the money from Mexico?
We all know that we would and do pay for the wall up front and that Mexico would pay it through tariffs.
Please show us where Trump explained that caveat in a speech to his supporters.
How did you think Mexico was going to pay for it?
I knew they would never do any such thing. So did Trump. So did the majority of voters.
The ones late to the party are his supporters.
Seems to me Repub voters know more about how our government works.
His supporters knew it would have to be through tariffs.
Root: Trump Does It, Gets Mexico to Pay for the Wall — and They Didn't Even Notice
A conservative talk show host has become your "go to" source? LOL....
And the Congress is passing a bill to fund it.
Again, if your link was remotely true...why are they doing that?
Tariffs are taxes on imports. The nation doing the imports pays the tax.
Put another way, when you go to Wal Mart or Target or Best Buy and purchase something...do you honestly believe that Wal Mart or Target or Best Buy is paying a tax on your purchase?