Trump Threatens To Close Border If Mexico Doesn’t Halt ‘ALL Illegal Immigration’

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President Trump announced on Twitter Friday that he would close the border “or large sections” of it next week if Mexico doesn’t figure out a way to “immediately stop ALL illegal immigration.”

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  1. Avatar for noonm noonm says:

    Please do, Mr President and watch Texas and Arizona turn bright blue in 2020 as you tank the parts of their economies dependent on cross border trade.

  2. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    He’s really sowing his oats now, isn’t he? Who knew that meant one dumbass proposal after another?

    Next, he’s going to wall off the Atlantic from all the “shithole countries”.

    I’m sure the big corporations, many with manaufacturing plants in Mexico, will love this idea. Looks like Mitch is about to get an earful from his corporate constituents.

  3. Great idea. San Diego would have to close up shop. Lotta money there that speaks.

  4. Yeah, close down the border, Fat Ass. Make the US economy take a major hit. Stamp your feet and hold your breath for your fucking border wall like that time you did in 2018 by not signing the budget and shutting down the government for days on end. That was sooooo fucking popular.
    So go ahead, you fucking asshole. I can’t wait to watch Nancy Pelosi eat you alive. With mint jelly.

  5. Yep. I wonder how all those corporations that have Maquiladoras and Large Agri concerns on the other side are feeling right now.

    More locally, I wonder how H.E.B. is handling this news.

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