Trump: "I Never Said" Mexico Would Pay For The Wall

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Donald Trump told reporters today that he "never said" Mexico would pay for his beloved border wall.

“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," said the Trumpster. "I said they’re going to pay for it - they are."

Show of hands, please, does anyone recall Trump repeating over and over again, "Who's gonna pay for the wall? Mexico! It'll be so easy..."

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

From Trump's campaign website, August 2016: "It's an easy decision for Mexico: make a one-time payment of $5-10 billion..."

Trump now says Mexico is “paying for the wall indirectly many, many times over by the really great trade deal we just made.”

Note: The USMCA has not been ratified by Congress, and so, it's not currently in force.

Plus, any economic gains from the USMCA would go to private individuals and companies, not the U.S. Treasury.

Trump in 2016 on Mexico: "They may even write us a check."

Trump today on Mexico: "I never said they're going to write out a check." pic.twitter.com/OwgD0vyMql

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) 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

Trump's claim that he never said that Mexico would pay for the wall is another example of gaslighting:
1. say somethng dozens of times.
2. two years later deny saying it.
3. attack those who call out the lie.
4. eager supporters amplify the lie on their own platforms.

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) January 10, 2019

As for Trump's claim that he never said that Mexico would pay for the wall - thank goodness videotape hasn't been invented, otherwise some young producer might put together a mashup of all the times that he did

— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) January 10, 2019