During a brief press conference at Camp David on Saturday afternoon, flanked by GOP congressional leaders and cabinet secretaries, President Donald Trump insisted that Mexico will pay for a wall along the United States’ southern border.
“I believe that Mexico will pay for the wall. I have a very good relationship with Mexico. As you know, we’re negotiating NAFTA. We’ll see how that goes,” Trump said. “But Mexico will pay. In some form, Mexico will pay for the wall.”
Trump’s comment came as he explained his stance on legislation to restore the protections from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allowed certain young, undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
The President stressed to reporters that any DACA legislation should include funding for the border wall. He also said that bill should address “chain migration” and the visa lottery program.
“The wall is going to happen, or we’re not going to have DACA,” he said.
The Trump administration has asked for $18 billion over 10 years to expand the border wall. The administration wants to build 316 miles of new barrier and replace or bolster 407 miles of existing barrier with those funds.
Delusional crook…
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It can’t be said enough how feeble this man’s language is. The question isn’t whether we’ll “continue” DACA, or “codify” it, or whatever.
We’ll “have” DACA, the same way I might “have” the flu, or “have” a fish sandwich. A noun’s a noun the world around.
The ridiculous trumpers, is there another kind ( read that while hearing Jack Nicholson’s voice from " A Few Good Men), now insist the Ford/new plant issue is how Mexico is paying for the wall and/or that nobody cares how much it costs just that it will keep the 3 BILLION ( uh huh) illegals out.
They never acknowledge the transcript of the call with “Enrique”, Ford CEO’s comments or that Ford is expanding two plants already in Mexico.
Trump insists everyone else pay for his lame project. Twas ever thus.