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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38760671

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Mexican president cancels Trump summit

If I was the Mexicans I'd invite that nice Mr Putin to do some military training exercises close to the new wall. The Donald won't mind as they are best buddies.

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Trump is going to pay for the wall with a 20% tax on items from Mexico. https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/sta...13026783866882

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35882445)

Trump is going to pay for the wall with a 20% tax on items from Mexico. https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/sta...13026783866882

You'd swear he's just making this up as he goes along...

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He did say he wanted to bring manufacturing back from Mexico to the US. I suppose this is one way.

Mexico will pay through loss of jobs.

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35882448)

You'd swear he's just making this up as he goes along...

More detail here: https://www.ft.com/content/424d4246-...5-718f87b2ff80

It's seems to be an option rather than a certainty right now.

Sean Spicer:

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When you look at the plan that’s taking shape now, using comprehensive tax reform as a means to tax imports from countries that we have a trade deficit from, like Mexico. If you tax that $50 billion at 20 per cent of imports – which is by the way a practice that 160 other countries do – right now our country’s policy is to tax exports and let imports flow freely in, which is ridiculous. By doing it that we can do $10 billion a year and easily pay for the wall just through that mechanism alone. That’s really going to provide the funding.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35882460)

He did say he wanted to bring manufacturing back from Mexico to the US. I suppose this is one way.

Mexico will pay through loss of jobs.

But Mexico could well retaliate and impose a 20% tariff on American Imports. I just looked it up at Mexico are America's third biggest export market. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade...ppartners.html

It would hurt Mexico more obviously but also America. Whose own exports will be harmed as well as the additional tax both nation's citizens would have to pay.

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35882462)

More detail here: https://www.ft.com/content/424d4246-...5-718f87b2ff80

It's seems to be an option rather than a certainty right now.

Sean Spicer:

So he or his spokesman is deffo making it up as they go along. Mexico to put a 25% tax on US goods ;)

Bet the Donald is cacking himself tonight. Mother Theresa is going to to read him the riot act over torture/waterboarding tomorrow. The UK just won't stand for that sort of thing (well it's ok as long as we pretend to know nothing about it). Or will he have forget she's coming ?

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35882465)

Bet the Donald is cacking himself tonight

Bet he isn't

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 35882476)

Bet he isn't

I think he might be, the prospect of a telling of from mother Theresa can't be pleasant, plus what if he can't control his unusually small hands and grabs her by the, well the consequences just don't bare thinking about

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35882485)

I know who will come off worse if he tries to grab her by the p****y. I don't fancy Trumps chances!:D

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35882486)

I know who will come off worse if he tries to grab her by the p****y. I don't fancy Trumps chances!:D

Yes I can picture it, that thing on his head becomes hair force one as it goes out the window and we go back to the back of the queue for a trade deal

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35882486)

I know who will come off worse if he tries to grab her by the p****y. I don't fancy Trumps chances!:D

Well seeing as she's grown a pair it could be a nasty shock for the Donald. :D

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May's speech yesterday was ok. I hope she pushes the importance of NATO with Trump.

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https://twitter.com/cnnpolitics/stat...49084009926656

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CNN Politics

BREAKING: President Trump says intelligence officials have told him torture "absolutely" works.

As one response said

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@stonekettle

Wait. Wait. Just wait.

WHOSE intelligence officers?

Ours or Putin's. Because it makes a difference, you know. Just saying.