Hardens demand for $5 billion for border wall

[struggle4progress]

By Erica Werner and Damian Paletta
November 26 at 7:43 PM

President Trump has signaled to congressional Republicans that he will not budge from his demand of $5 billion for the construction of a wall along the Mexico border, heightening chances for a partial government shutdown at the end of next week.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) told reporters Monday that the president has made clear that the $5 billion is a red line and he won’t take less. Democrats have rejected that figure and have agreed to $1.6 billion ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-continues-to-demand-5-billion-for-border-wall-as-shutdown-looms/2018/11/26/f2ff5868-f1d4-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html?utm_term=.284211071ecf

Nobody needs to get their knickers in a knot! We can just wait to build the wall until Mexico advances us the cash to build it! And I expect that'll happen any day now, as Jared brings his magic touch to the issue!

[Cartoonist]

1. We can make it

We can sell Mexico 5 billion in weapons. Maybe they'd like an aircraft carrier.

[struggle4progress]

4. We can send Trump down to toss his famous taco bowls to crowds of eager Mexicans!

[safeinOhio]

2. How many Pesos

Is that?

[struggle4progress]

3. A little over 100 billion

[MiniMe]

5. He needs to talk to Mexico

He told us Mexico was going to pay for the stupid wall