Trump Doubles Down On Claim Mexico Will 'Pay For The Wall' Through Trade Deal, Not Write A Check
- 5 years ago
President Trump on Friday posted another tweet on the border wall.
President Trump has doubled down on his claim that Mexico will "pay for the wall" though not in a way that involves making an actual payment. "I often said during rallies, with little variation, that 'Mexico will pay for the Wall.' We have just signed a great new Trade Deal with Mexico. It is Billions of Dollars a year better than the very bad NAFTA deal which it replaces. The difference pays for Wall many times over!" Trump tweeted. Trump made a similar comment on Thursday while talking to reporters before his U.S.-Mexico border visit.
"When — during the campaign, I would say, 'Mexico is going to pay for it.' Obviously, I never said this and I never meant they're going to write out a check. I said, 'They're going to pay for it.' They are. They are paying for it with the incredible deal we made, called the United States, Mexico, and Canada USMCA deal," Trump said. "It's a trade deal. It has to be approved by Congress."
However, the Washington Post notes that in the past, "he proclaimed, would pressure the Mexican government to cough up 'a one-time payment of $5-10 billion' for the wall."
President Trump has doubled down on his claim that Mexico will "pay for the wall" though not in a way that involves making an actual payment. "I often said during rallies, with little variation, that 'Mexico will pay for the Wall.' We have just signed a great new Trade Deal with Mexico. It is Billions of Dollars a year better than the very bad NAFTA deal which it replaces. The difference pays for Wall many times over!" Trump tweeted. Trump made a similar comment on Thursday while talking to reporters before his U.S.-Mexico border visit.
"When — during the campaign, I would say, 'Mexico is going to pay for it.' Obviously, I never said this and I never meant they're going to write out a check. I said, 'They're going to pay for it.' They are. They are paying for it with the incredible deal we made, called the United States, Mexico, and Canada USMCA deal," Trump said. "It's a trade deal. It has to be approved by Congress."
However, the Washington Post notes that in the past, "he proclaimed, would pressure the Mexican government to cough up 'a one-time payment of $5-10 billion' for the wall."