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Originally Posted by chemgear
Olivier KnoxVerified account
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Via pool: White House's @PressSec says Trump is asking Congress to approve 20% tax on all imports from Mexico to pay for "the wall."
Matt ViserVerified account
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Sean Spicer tells reporters on Air Force One: The border wall will be paid for by imposing a 20 percent tax on all imports from Mexico.
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I don't think it can be stressed enough that putting an import tax on Mexican goods is charging Americans for the wall, not Mexico. I'm torn between the idea that Trump cynically understands this but figures "tax" and "Mexico" in the same sentence is enough to fool his base, or if he even understands that increasing the money Americans pay for Mexican goods is not actually making them pay for the wall.