It was another day for President Trump to bash CNN, his favorite punching bag. In a meeting at the White House, the president decided to give CNN’s Jim Acosta a sarcastic ‘thank you’ for his sales pitch about the border wall. Acosta had an epic self-own when he filmed himself at the border wall and noticed that he didn’t see any danger, no signs of a national emergency. Yeah, Jim—that’s because…there was a wall there, which Trump noted in their exchange.
TRUMP: Good job yesterday, I appreciate your sales pitch
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) January 11, 2019
ACOSTA: I didn't see any danger on the border Mr. President.
TRUMP: That's because we had a wall.
“Some people are dumb,” said Trump as his staff escorted the press out of the room.
“Good job yesterday, I appreciate your sales pitch,” said Trump to Acosta.
Report by @JoeConchaTV: San Diego TV station: CNN declined our 'local view' because of reports on wall effectiveness https://t.co/59jCNSilJS
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 11, 2019
There is no question barriers work to decrease illegal traffic.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 12, 2019
- San Diego (built 1992): Dropped 92%
- El Paso (built 1993): Dropped 95%
- Tucson (built 2000): Dropped 90%
- Yuma (built 2005): Dropped 95%
- El Paso (built 1993): Dropped 95%
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 11, 2019
- Tucson (built 2000): Dropped 90%
- Yuma (built 2005): Dropped 95%
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The government remains shut down over the border wall funding. The president is asking for around $5 billion for some of the wall to be built. He even said he would re-open the government in exchange for some funding for his border security agenda. The Democrats refused. They want to score points, but Trump isn’t going to budge. And for the moment, neither are Democrats, who are taking their new House majority for a spin. In the meantime, the morning commute in the D.C. area has seen considerably less traffic, so keep the government shut down for as long as possible. Also, don’t cave, Mr. President. Build that wall.
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