Trump promises border wall 'soon, way ahead of schedule'

[inanna]

Source: BBC

16 minutes ago

US President Donald Trump has vowed to start building a wall on the Mexican border "soon, way ahead of schedule", in a speech at a conservative event.

Addressing the Conservative Political Action Congress (CPAC), he vowed to always put American citizens first and build a "great, great border wall".

He also promised to focus on "getting bad people out of this country".

Mr Trump was greeted by chants of "USA, USA, USA!" as he addressed the annual forum in Maryland.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39080356

[Stonepounder]

1. ROFL! Seems to me that he promised to start on the wall his 'first day in office'.

Now he's going to start it 'soon, way ahead of schedule'.

I guess he doesn't understand how the US Budget works. He's got to get an appropriation through Congress before he can start spending money on a wall.

How can we have such a fantastically STUPID administration???

[RKP5637]

2. Easy, Stupid Voters! And we've got lots in the US! n/t

[global1]

3. How Can He Have Such Fantastically STUPID Followers That.....

believe him?

[TBA]

10. He doesnt understand how engineering and physics work either

There are a lot of physical obstacles to overcome if they expect the damn thing to stand.

[Occulus]

4. He could tell his people that the wall construction continues apace,

they could be shown photo evidence that no construction is taking place, and they would call that source "fake news", claim the source is fabricating the story, deny any and all GPS location data proving that that location has no wall at all, and then swear up and down that the wall is really there.

People who would believe these things (and they would; look at today's claim by Trump that there's a line for CPAC that stretches for blocks) have again and again been the authors of horrors throughout human history.

Wasn't it Voltaire who said that those who believe with a whole heart in an absurdity can be motivated to commit an atrocity?

He could have been talking about Donald Trump's minions.

[Fred Sanders]

5. Can it be true T. is clueless that he has no power to spend a red cent beyond day to day

administration costs without the approval of Congress, as the Founders intended? Even he and his stupid cult followers can not be that stupid!

[Stonepounder]

13. If you have ever been involved with gov't contracting,

you know that you don't just call up your favorite construction buddy and tell him to 'build a wall'. You need surveys, rights-of-way, bids, etc. Then you have to go to Congress and get an appropriation (Appropriation Committees), then Congress has to approve the appropriation.

And yes, he and his low-info (aka Dumber than a pet rock) followers think that DJT can just open that big Presidential check-book and write a check. Sheesch!!

[yuiyoshida]

6. "A BIG BEAUTIFUL WALL..."

No one gets in, no one gets out...

[Botany]

7. Thank you God

Man those people are so f***ing dumb that they would wave Russian flags
w/the name Trump on them and think they are fighting for America.

[harun]

8. At this point I am thinking he is going to just say he built a grande wall

and his supporters will believe him and that will be that. LOL.

[meadowlander]

14. He'll go out for a photo op in front of one of the sections that's already built

and make a speech about how fast everything works now that's he's in charge.

That's what Chairman Mao would have done.

[IronLionZion]

15. and anyone who reports otherwise will be called "fake news"

[Blue_Tires]

22. +1000

[niyad]

9. "getting the bad people out"? so, when are you and your buddies leaving, douche boy?

[NurseJackie]

11. His "wall" is just a metaphor for "more aggressive security" and "mass deporatations"...

... there will not be a physical wall as his supporters imagine.

[politicat]

12. I am reminded of the story of the Three Little Pigs.

Straw wall.

Straw man.

[ailsagirl]

21. ...

[Chakaconcarne]

16. What? He doesn't even need to go through with building the wall..

To get his supporters to believe him...

[Rollo]

17. Oh, great...

"He also promised to focus on "getting bad people out of this country". "

So, to what lucky country will Trump be self-deporting himself?

[jmowreader]

18. Fantasyland

[mvd]

19. He should get himself out then, and the wall will keep him out

That would be best for the country.

[ailsagirl]

20. I thought it'd cost $21.6 billion and take over six years to build

What an unbelievable clod

[louis-t]

23. And under budget, too?

Which means he will stiff the guys who build it. I really doubt this will get off the ground. Should he actually make it 4 years, he will use it as his rallying cry to get reelected. "You want that wall built, don't you?"