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Okay, let clear up something first. The "Wall" was not something that Trump was passionate about. We all know that he isn't an ideologue by any stretch of the imagination. Early in his campaign he was given data from some focus groups that told him what issues might play well within the voting demographic he was focusing on. The "Wall" was simply one of them. This issue in particular played on the "fear" that unskilled American workers were losing jobs to cheap Mexican labor and Trump decided to capitalize on it.
In the beginning, the "Wall" was going to be this big and beautiful structure. In fact, early on Trump himself said that it will be a great wall, nobody would build a better wall than him and Mexico would pay for it. As most remember, that comment would bring cheers from the raucous crowds attending his rallies. Unfortunately, what this showed was that the overwhelming majority of his supporters were both gullible and politically uneducated. Simply put, Mexico is a sovereign nation and we cannot force them to pay for anything that we build. This point was validated by both the current and former Mexican President's who both said Mexico isn't paying for your wall- with the former President actually adding the "F" bomb in his response. In addition, if Mexico did agree to pay for it, they would have to borrow the money from us to do it. As such, any thoughts or hopes of Mexico paying for this wall (whatever it turns out to be) is over. Time to move on.
Once the campaign got into full swing, Trump would venture into more moderate geographical areas. These are the "nose-holding" Trump supporters that were not sold on the idea of a big physical wall. To this group, Trump's comments were slightly altered to refer to the wall in more of a "figurative" context instead of a "literal" one. To these folks, the "Wall" was described as being like more elaborate fencing to along with the natural terrain (river, mountains, etc.), enhanced electronic measures, more border agents, etc. These conflicting descriptions occurred more and more often depending on what crowd Trump was speaking to. As such, the actual definition of the "Wall" has been bounced back and forth between figurative, literal descriptions and has never been consistently defined as to what it will actually be.
So what will the "Wall" actually be? Simple. It will be whatever Trump can get an agreement on. More than anything else (with the exception of making even more money) Trump badly wants an accomplishment of sorts. Then, he can boast about keeping another campaign promise and he will simply tell his base that whatever the final product is, that is EXACTLY what he ALWAYS said it would be. As with anything else Trump says, they will simply nod their collective heads in agreement and be totally satisfied with the "Great Wall of Mexico" that they never will get.
In the beginning, the "Wall" was going to be this big and beautiful structure. In fact, early on Trump himself said that it will be a great wall, nobody would build a better wall than him and Mexico would pay for it. As most remember, that comment would bring cheers from the raucous crowds attending his rallies. Unfortunately, what this showed was that the overwhelming majority of his supporters were both gullible and politically uneducated. Simply put, Mexico is a sovereign nation and we cannot force them to pay for anything that we build. This point was validated by both the current and former Mexican President's who both said Mexico isn't paying for your wall- with the former President actually adding the "F" bomb in his response. In addition, if Mexico did agree to pay for it, they would have to borrow the money from us to do it. As such, any thoughts or hopes of Mexico paying for this wall (whatever it turns out to be) is over. Time to move on.
Once the campaign got into full swing, Trump would venture into more moderate geographical areas. These are the "nose-holding" Trump supporters that were not sold on the idea of a big physical wall. To this group, Trump's comments were slightly altered to refer to the wall in more of a "figurative" context instead of a "literal" one. To these folks, the "Wall" was described as being like more elaborate fencing to along with the natural terrain (river, mountains, etc.), enhanced electronic measures, more border agents, etc. These conflicting descriptions occurred more and more often depending on what crowd Trump was speaking to. As such, the actual definition of the "Wall" has been bounced back and forth between figurative, literal descriptions and has never been consistently defined as to what it will actually be.
So what will the "Wall" actually be? Simple. It will be whatever Trump can get an agreement on. More than anything else (with the exception of making even more money) Trump badly wants an accomplishment of sorts. Then, he can boast about keeping another campaign promise and he will simply tell his base that whatever the final product is, that is EXACTLY what he ALWAYS said it would be. As with anything else Trump says, they will simply nod their collective heads in agreement and be totally satisfied with the "Great Wall of Mexico" that they never will get.
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