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Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) said that President Trump should considering tapping into his personal funds to help pay for a wall along the southern border.
"If Mexico isn't going to be made to pay for a wall, that means funds must be found internally," Walter said in a statement Friday.
"As a wealthy man, the president might consider pledging some of his own funds as well. Whatever it takes, just so long as we don't add to the debt that is bankrupting our great country."
Trump has called for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border since his campaign for president. He has demanded that a new spending bill in Congress include $5 billion for the structure, which Democrats oppose.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmaker-suggests-trump-use-some-of-his-own-money-to-help-pay-for-border-wall/ar-BBREVHQ?li=BBnb7Kz
Trump probably isn't as wealthy as he claims. I'm sure that's part of the reason he hasn't released his tax returns.
Hav
(5,969 posts)I like it either way and hope a reporter asks Trump what he thinks about that proposal to build his beautiful wall.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Walter Jones was the nincompoop who first suggested freedom fries as a substitute for french fries. He seems to have learned a thing or two since then.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,809 posts)and the Russians hold most of his debt.
trev
(1,480 posts)fierywoman
(7,688 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)He could have instantly dispelled any question long ago by releasing his tax returns, like every candidate has for decades.
keithbvadu2
(36,871 posts)How to Build Trump's Wall - Privatize It
Republicans have often found a way to tax people surreptitiously by privatizing many public works projects to corporations rather than have govít pay for it. A fee/toll is a tax under another name.
The corporations/investors are granted a multi-year license with a guaranteed profit.
This could also be done with Trumpís Wall with Mexico.
Corporations/investors front the money to build it and they will be paid by Mexico.
It gives republicans a chance to save the govít money by investing in it and show their confidence in Trumpís word that Mexico will pay for it .
No govít backed bonds.
No cost to the govít,,, no need for taxes,,, profit for the patriotic investors who believe in Trump.
Win win all around.
Even Trump can show his patriotism and shrewd business savvy by investing in it.
TSheehan
(277 posts)Trump? Patriotism and shrewd business savvy?
Good one.
keithbvadu2
(36,871 posts)TSheehan
(277 posts)In It to Win It
(8,278 posts)Cha
(297,503 posts)And, this coming from a repub!
It doesn't matter how much freaking money trump doesn't have.. this is Booom!
Wonder if any of his constituents got mad at him for suggesting such a sacrilegious thing?!!
pecosbob
(7,542 posts)Sometimes a wall is not really a wall at all, but simply a wedge. As to Agent Orange's paying for it...he wouldn't even validate your freaking parking if he interviewed you for a job.
Vinca
(50,301 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)He's a fake