Trump Says No Need to Tax Mexican Imports to Pay for Wall
President Donald Trump, while visiting a southern border wall construction site near San Diego Sept. 18, told a reporter that while he could impose a 5 percent tariff on everything Mexico exports to pay for wall construction, he is "thrilled"…
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with Mexico's migration control measures. "If I took 5 percent -- 5 percent tariff for six months -- that pays for the entire wall," he said, adding that "at this moment, I don’t want to do that because I’m really happy with what Mexico is doing."