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The Independent reports:
Donald Trump this morning claimed, “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.”
Trump has repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, with the website for his 2016 campaign having previously claimed that Mexico would make a “one-off” payment of “$5-$10 billion.”
Instead, the president has most recently claimed that Mexico would pay for the wall through changes to trade policy his administration has negotiated to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. That new deal has not been approved by Congress yet but the president said on Thursday that it “probably will be.”
Trump (on the wall/fence):
“During the campaign, I would say Mexico is going to pay for it. Obviously, I NEVER SAID THIS, and I never meant they are going to write a check!”pic.twitter.com/iwwfApBwn2
— William LeGate (@williamlegate) January 10, 2019
Trump TODAY on Mexico paying for a wall: “I never said this and I never meant they’re going to write out a check.”
Trump campaign website, AUGUST 2016: “It’s an easy decision for Mexico: make a one-time payment of $5-10 billion…” pic.twitter.com/3Wt6iJGvCc
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 10, 2019
Trump, 2016: Mexico will pay for the Wall.
Trump, January 10, 2019: I never said Mexico would pay for the Wall.
How fucking Orwellian can you get?
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) January 10, 2019
Trump says when he said on the campaign that Mexico is going to pay for the wall, he didn't really mean they would literally pay: "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" through the USMCA.
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) January 10, 2019
In the Orwellian category, Trump just said “I never said this” when asked about his repeated promises Mexico will pay for the wall.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 10, 2019