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14. You have to remember the whole "wall" thing was a memorization device...

Reply to Palisade (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2019, 12:56 AM

Jan 2019

dreamed up by his campaign advisors to get trump to remember to talk against immigrants. They knew/know trump is not operating with the brain of a "stable genius" shall we say, so they had to come up with something that he could remember.

It's kind of the same thing with the 5B figure, it's stuck in his brain and easy to remember. Everybody knows, and probably him too, that 5B won't even cover material costs.

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Why is he so fixated on the 5 billion dollar figure? [View all] Palisade Jan 2019 OP

Good deduction. And the wall will never be built. Claritie Pixie Jan 2019 #1

He's got 5 kids dalton99a Jan 2019 #2

Maybe he thinks he can grab some of that money flyingfysh Jan 2019 #3

His balloon payment to the russian mob is due PSPS Jan 2019 #4

Been wondering that for weeks now... 2naSalit Jan 2019 #5

According to Scott Dworkin's twitter (not the best source, but he repeats rumors well I guess) RockRaven Jan 2019 #6

I read someone's twitter analysis... Cracklin Charlie Jan 2019 #13

5.6 billion. The 5 is for the fingers on one hand and the .6 is for LuckyCharms Jan 2019 #7

What's really pathetic is that he turned down 25 BILLION shanny Jan 2019 #8

We'll eventually learn it comes from a movie scene from 1967. Hassler Jan 2019 #9

I think Donald rump is fixated on "his legacy" ...... trueblue2007 Jan 2019 #10

There's this hexola Jan 2019 #11

I don't know. How much more I can take. Nt BootinUp Jan 2019 #12

You have to remember the whole "wall" thing was a memorization device... brush Jan 2019 #14

Does it have to do with the percentage of his kickback? fierywoman Jan 2019 #15