Donald Trump realizes how absolutely ridiculous the promise to build a border wall and make “Mexico pay for it” was during his 2016 presidential campaign. His rabid fanbase may still be fond of the idea, even desperate for it, he will never be able to fully fulfill that promise. Instead of Mexico paying for it, the American taxpayers will.
Despite projections that the national deficit will be raised to over $1 trillion by the end of the next decade and the national debt will reach close to $29 trillion, there’s been no Tea Party formed, no apocalyptic proclamations from Republicans about how all of our grandchildren will die in slavery to the government’s debts, and no protests from the right about taxpayers covering Trump’s egotistical need to see a completely unnecessary wall built on the southern border.
Of course, his rants against immigrants seeking asylum is at least a distraction from the growing legal woes Trump and his family face. From a lawsuit against the president for emoluments violations to Trump and his son facing increasingly pointed questions about that ill-fated and shady 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian government operatives, if there’s anything he and the GOP need now, it’s something to divert attention.
Never mind that he’s destroying the party. Never mind that he’s destroying trust in the U.S. with our allies. Never mind that he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin more than our own government institutions. The GOP will get a Supreme Court pick and tax cuts for their wealthy friends, so they’ll go right along with it until Trump is no longer useful to them.
Twitter had their own thoughts on Trump’s tweets. See some of their responses below:
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