Green writes Candidate Trump seemed indifferent but changed his mind when he tried it out in a speech in January Of 2015 and the place went nuts. The u. S. Economy may hinge now on a throwaway catch phrase that just happened to catch on. More from cnns sarah mur rich. Has the white house offered any more information following the president s threat about shutting down the government . Aside from what you saw from Sarah Huckabee sanders today, they havent really given us an indication of why the president decided this is something he would be willing to shut down the government over. They also didnt offer any real explanation as to how he squares and acts like this with what you showed was a regular campaign promise. A notion that this wall was going to be built and american taxpayers wouldnt be on the hook for. Since he became president , the president of mexico has made one
thing very clear to President Trump. Theyre not paying for that wall. The last time the government shut down was
It will be a great wall. Mexicos going to pay for the wall. Mexicos going to pay for the wall. Mexico will pay for the wall. And mexicos going to pay for the wall, and they understand that. Mexico is going to pay for the wall, believe me. 100 . 100 , he said. Now its american taxpayers being told to pay for the wall. Though the president still claims mexico will pay for it, some day, somehow. In fact, the president wants taxpayers to pay for the wall so badly hes threatening to shut down the government if congress doesnt agree. We are building a wall on the southern border which is absolutely necessary. Build that wall. Now, the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it, but believe me, we have to close down our government, were building that wall. Building a wall, taxpayer money, not mexicos government or shut down the government. He may be in negotiating tactic, but lawmakers only have a few weeks before the government runs out of money and hits the debt ceiling, which coul
Clear on the time line of how all this played out, and theyre unwilling to go into detail. Reporter anderson, thats right. Again for another day here, starting another week here, the white house was not giving specific answers for the time line. Sarah sanders said, yes, there were lessons learned. They could have done things better. But she did not answer specific questions, namely this. Did the fbi know specifically about the photographs of the injuries, of the bruised eye to the second wife of rob porter, and did those two exwives say specifically to the fbi that they were abused, and did the fbi tell someone at the white house that . We know that from our other reporting that don mcgahn, the white House Counsel, knew about this the longest, and then the white house chief of staff john kelly also knew about some of the allegations since at least last fall. But begin today at the white house briefing, Sarah Sanders, the White House Press secretary would not say specifically what they
Welcome to the second hour of 360. On the table tonight, the white house coverup over accused domestic abuser rob porter deepens much the white house says the president supports victims despite the fact he hasnt mentioned them, only support for porter. Security clearance questions at the white house for porter and dozens of other staffers who dont have it, including Jared Kushner, what the white house is saying and who its blaming. And budget deficits and hypocrisy, a question pose to the white house secretary. If the National Debt is a crisis, why hit the gas pedal instead of the brake . So the white house doesnt seem clear on the time line of how all this played out, and theyre unwilling to go into detail. Reporter anderson, thats right. Again for another day here, starting another week here, the white house was not giving specific answers for the time line. Sarah sanders said, yes, there were lessons learned. They could have done things better. But she did not answer specific questi