Schumer: If Mexico Is Going To Pay For The Wall, We Don't Have To; "Let's Fund The Government"

[left-of-center2012]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer states that there will be no way for President Trump to pay for a border wall this year unless Mexico pays up.

"The president repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for his unnecessary and ineffective border wall... On Tuesday he said he would be 'proud' to shut down the government unless U.S. taxpayers pay for it. And now just this morning, the president tweeted that Mexico will pay for the wall through savings from the new NAFTA."

"Well, Mr. President, if you say Mexico is going to pay for the wall through NAFTA, which it certainly won't, I guess we don't have to," he quipped. "Let's fund the government."

"If the president really believes what he tweeted this morning that his new NAFTA would pay for the wall, he wouldn't be threatening to shut down the government unless American taxpayers pay for the wall. He can't have it both ways."

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/12/13/schumer_there_will_be_no_additional_appropriations_to_pay_for_border_wall.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. If NAFTA pays for the wall, does that mean we also have to build one

along the Canadian border?

[PJMcK]

2. Maybe the Canadians will build the wall

It'll keep us Americans out.

[UTUSN]

3. *Good* one, Senator!

[maxsolomon]

4. No wall, period. It's an environmental disaster

and a stupid Con from an ignorant Racist blowhard.

IDGAF who's going to pay for it.

[Rver]

5. Keep reminding him

"You said Mexico is going to pay for the wall" every time he asks for $$$

[nykym]

6. One of the largest

Butterfly habitats id being threatened by the orange dofuss's wall.