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kleinbl00  ·  3443 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Trump proposes to pay for Mexico wall by shaking mexico down for lunch money

He's not saying we have leverage against Mexico: he's saying we have leverage against MEXICANS. Those are radically disparate ideas. Here's the actual discussion:

TRUMP: "I'm going to build a wall with Mexico."

OPPOSITION: "You haven't even thought through the mechanics on that."

TRUMP: "I have thoughts that touch on mechanics."

OPPOSITION: "But they only serve to demonstrate your lack of comprehension of the kind of solution you're proposing, let alone its implementation."

Just for shits'n'giggles, google "send money to North Korea."