President Trump participates in a signing ceremony at the White House on Wednesday for an executive order establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)President Trump claimed Thursday that “money we save” from a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada would make good on his long-standing promise to have Mexico pay for a new southern border wall. “I often stated, ‘One way or the other, Mexico is going to pay for the Wall,’” Trump wrote on Twitter. Our new deal with Mexico (and Canada), the USMCA, is so much better than the old, very costly & anti-USA NAFTA deal, that just by the money we save, MEXICO IS PAYING FOR THE WALL! I think the Oval Office is an evidence-free zone.”Pelosi, who is likely to become House speaker in January, also pointed out that Congress has yet to ratify Trump’s new trade deal.

Source: Washington Post December 13, 2018 13:19 UTC