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Question

TheRUMP has taken the bait?

Aug 31, 2016 6:18AM PDT
He's headed for Mexico today

Mexico's billion dollar drugs lord known as 'El Chapo' has gloated on Twitter about his escape from a maximum security jail by taunting authorities and threatening US-presidential hopeful Donald Trump.

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Two or three pieces of this article
Aug 31, 2016 7:51AM PDT

mentioned Trump, and the rest was an entire story of Chapo's life and how bad he really is......and is a pretty old article at that with the entire list of both USA candidates running for president at that time.

How do you figure this relates to "Trump has taken the bait"? He was INVITED by the President of Mexico (as was hilLIARy, who declined to go).......are you suggesting that the Pres of Mexico baited Trump to come so he can deliver him to Chapo or his son?

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Are you comparing the 'beer' get together
Aug 31, 2016 12:21PM PDT

to a beer summit that BO had to do as a way to apologize to the Cambridge cops?

Trump isn't the only politicians with enemies, JP......I don't think, though, that he'll be coming back and telling the press about how his helicopter was shot at like hilLIARy did, all the while knowing her pathological impulse is to lie about everything even when she doesn't need to.

So what bait again were you talking about? Who was baiting him if not the President since the invite came from him directly? Are you suggesting that the Pres of Mexico is in cahoots with Chapo and/or his son? "splain" yourself since you're the one who posted this crap in the first place.

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I don't know where to begin so....
Aug 31, 2016 1:49PM PDT

I'll begin with

"We discussed the wall...we didn't discuss payment"

Pres of Mexico called and said...We ain't paying for no stinkin' wall.

TheRUMP said I'll be down for a visit, OK?

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So you posted hours before the meeting
Aug 31, 2016 3:53PM PDT

stating that 'chapo' (I assume you meant him) had 'baited' him....but couldn't or wouldn't state how/why. And now you bring up what was said in the post meeting press conference between the two. The only "Pres of Mexico" that I know of who said he wasn't paying for 'no stinkin' wall was the EX President of Mexico Fox. The CURRENT Pres invited both Trump and hilLIARy down for a visit, but only Trump had the balls to show up.....even KNOWING he's said some pretty intense things about Mexico and the illegal immigration and back-a$$ward trade issues. Oh, and BTW, in case you didn't know this.....MEXICO ALREADY HAD THEIR OWN SOUTHERN BORDER WALL AND IF ANYBODY SHOWS UP IN THEIR COUNTRY WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATION TO BE THERE, THEY ARE ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY AND HELD IN THEIR PRISONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

THIS Pres of Mexico actually AGREED with Trump that countries have a sovereign RIGHT to build walls to protect themselves. Perhaps a compromise would be made with him and Trump to have BOTH countries not only each pay half to build the wall but use labor on BOTH sides to build it, putting many on both sides to work.

As for Trump's 'mellow' demeanor......and the possible connection to drugs so available down there.......I guess if you can make THAT connection and make it sound detrimental, I guess conservatives can make the connection between hilLIARy's physical issues and possible brain damage from two years ago?

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JP is "baited" every day...
Aug 31, 2016 7:08PM PDT

...by the news ticker.

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(NT) No comments on TheRUMPs visit to Mexico?
Aug 31, 2016 8:51PM PDT
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RE:THIS Pres of Mexico actually AGREED with Trump
Aug 31, 2016 8:28PM PDT
THIS Pres of Mexico actually AGREED with Trump that countries have a sovereign RIGHT to build walls to protect themselves.

to protect themselves...NOT to protect the other guy.

IF Mexico believe their border on the north is 'good enough" to prevent undesirables from the north from coming into their country...WHY would they pay for a wall on their northern border?

AND TheRUMP made claims that he was going to make Mexico PAY FOR THAT WALL....they had a meeting today and TheRUMP claimed payment for wall was NOT discussed


Mexican president disputes Trump over border wall payment discussion

Donald Trump flew into a nation he has constantly berated during his campaign to meet President Enrique Peña Nieto and said they discussed a wall Trump has vowed to build on the US southern border, but not his demand that Mexico pay for it -- an assertion the Mexican president later disputed.
"Who pays for the wall? We didn't discuss," Trump had said when asked by a reporter during a news conference following their meeting in Mexico City. "We did discuss the wall. We didn't discuss payment of the wall. That'll be for a later date."

But Peña Nieto later claimed the two had discussed the wall and who would pay for it -- and he had "made it clear" to Trump it wouldn't be Mexico.


You're paying for this wall...Am not....Are to....AM not....Oh yes you are....

Well, get elected, build your wall...and start proceedings to get the money.

Mexico's "wonderful, wonderful President"(according to TheRUMP) I guess TheRUMP hasn't heard about the dispute that's going on right now.......

I guess TheRUMP could be telling the truth...they didn't "discuss the payment"...Pres of Mexico said I ain't paying for no stinkin' wall"...End Of Discussion.
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First
Sep 1, 2016 5:22AM PDT

Trump isn't President of the USA yet, and as such isn't in a position to negotiate payment of anything. He was there to talk about issues they can come to an understanding and agreement on. This Pres of Mexico actually stood in front of a press gathering and admitted there are things they DO agree on, and one of them was building the wall. As for how Mexico will pay for it is actually in the NAFTA agreement.

When products are made and shipped in both directions there are taxes that both countries have to pay for those products. WE always cut the check and pay Mexico but they have never reciprocated, which is why we are in a deficit with them. The easiest way to make Mexico pay for the wall would be to NOT cut our check anymore until it's paid for.

The FORMER President of Mexico is the one who said 'I ain't paying for no stinkin' wall'........THIS President of Mexico only tweeted that Mexico wasn't paying for it. BUT what did you expect him to say AFTER Trump left the country, knowing he was getting slammed by his liberal media in Mexico for even inviting Trump there? IF he wanted to call Trump out as a liar, he had the perfect opportunity to do it while the press was there on LIVE tv while they were both on the stage when Trump was asked about it. The Pres of Mexico has a 20% approval rate in Mexico and this meeting isn't going to help him any in the next election to be held, so I'm guessing Trump is smart enough to know that whatever steps he wants to take after he's in the Oval Office in January is going to be done very quickly because he won't have this Pres to negotiate with much longer. The wall would protect BOTH sides and the Pres of Mexico agreed with that conclusion.

I noticed that you didn't comment on hilLIARy's head bobble and stumbling issues.

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Re:THIS President of Mexico only tweeted
Sep 1, 2016 6:25AM PDT
THIS President of Mexico only tweeted that Mexico wasn't paying for it.

only tweeted?

You got a problem with people that "only tweet" their stand on "paying for a wall" or any other political stance?

TheRUMP has more tweets than Tweety Bird...remember him?

BUT what did you expect him to say AFTER Trump left the country,

IF I told TheRUMP "I'm not paying for any wall" and He said nothing....to me, that meant WE didn't "discuss paying for the wall".

So, IF TheRUMP wants to say..."we didn't discuss paying for the wall" at a press conference....Go for it...we didn't "discuss", And I'll make a tweet about the discrepancy and life will go on...BUT no more visits from TheRUMP.

I told him the way it would be and he didn't disagree. IF he disagreed...then, there would have been a "discussion".

This would be a good time for TheRUMP to pull out the recording device he had hidden in his hairpiece....

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RE:As for Trump's 'mellow' demeanor.
Aug 31, 2016 8:55PM PDT

I only watched him for a couple minutes...It was good to see him stand there without the usual Hemifacial spasms/facial contractions that he usually makes when listing to someone else talk.

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Watched part of TheRUMPs speech......
Aug 31, 2016 2:05PM PDT

NEVER seen him so mellow./relaxed..

Did he take something while he was in the land of drug dealers?

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It's called "Confidence"
Sep 1, 2016 2:19PM PDT

That comes from knowing you can do the job.

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RE: It's called "Confidence"
Sep 1, 2016 7:42PM PDT
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(NT) Better than barking, doncha think?
Sep 2, 2016 2:49AM PDT
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RE:Better than barking, doncha think?
Sep 2, 2016 4:02AM PDT

So you also think he has been "barking"?

I knew there would be something we could agree on.

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No, obviously he hasn't been...but hilLIARy
Sep 2, 2016 4:50AM PDT

has been seen actually barking......as you well know, since you used the word "ALSO". Time for you to take on a new gibberish topic, I guess.

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Hillary "barks"
Sep 2, 2016 4:56AM PDT