The Art of the Deal?
President Trump declared that he was “not happy” about the bipartisan compromise on border security, but said he did not think the government would shut down on Friday. The deal includes just $1.375 billion for new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, much less than in the proposal he rejected in December.
So he’s getting less than he would have gotten if he’d approved the first deal?
He’s getting 55 miles of fencing, which is just a tad shy of the 1,000 miles of a wall that he proposed.
And who is Trump blaming? Even I couldn’t have come up with this one.
A few weeks ago, in a meeting with restrictionist immigration group leaders, Mr. Trump faulted former Speaker Paul D. Ryan, a fellow Republican, for repeatedly deferring action on the wall, with promises of doing it down the road. “Now he’s out fishing!” Mr. Trump declared, according to an attendee.
Paul Ryan? You mean the guy that had Nancy Pelosi’s job? Remember that guy? Yeah, blame him.