there ya go!
— Runzwithsizzorz ?♀️?♀️?♀️??? (@HeartsDeZYre) April 25, 2017
This afternoon, Donald Trump promised once again that the fabled border wall is going to be built — in his current term, no less:
“The wall gets built – 100%, says Pres Trump. "We have plenty of time," he says in answer to @MajorCBS. Will be built in his current term. pic.twitter.com/0FLnnynmTw
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 25, 2017
But with Mexico vowing not to fund it:
JUST IN: Mexican foreign minister says Mexico considers construction of border wall a 'hostile' act, will not contribute in any way
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 25, 2017
And the wall-iness of the wall in doubt, the question remains: Who’s gonna pay for this thing?
Sen. Ted Cruz humbly submitting his own unique solution to this pesky problem:
Today I introduced the EL CHAPO Act, which reserves billions in forfeited assets to pay for border security https://t.co/Z89EJF2Vg9
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) April 25, 2017
Fourteen billion dollars will go a long way toward building a wall that will help keep Americans safe: https://t.co/6GOMaxrCBI
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2017
The EL CHAPO Act will reserve billions in assets forfeited from El Chapo & drug lords to pay for border security https://t.co/5SElazzr9X pic.twitter.com/YuRCguSCRN
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) April 25, 2017
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.@SenTedCruz introduces "EL CHAPO Act" to pay for border security. @KGNSnews @CBS7News —> pic.twitter.com/JcCs87nly1
— Peter Zampa (@PeterZampa) April 25, 2017
Build the wall and make El Chapo pay for it: https://t.co/6GOMaxrCBI pic.twitter.com/Eu5xUErI6g
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2017
Here’s a fair point:
But he scaped thru a tunnel, so…
— Giogia Scamarone (@giogiascamarone) April 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/joviallout/status/856967255061614592
Let’s just see where this goes. With the reaction this mixed, it’s not looking terribly promising at the moment.
@tedcruz , has your Twitter account been hacked?
— Jan Campbell Pierce ?? (@jan_pierce) April 25, 2017
I knew @tedcruz was brilliant… this proves it… The El Chapo bill. https://t.co/EyJLffjsVX
— Juan Pierre (@RejectSocialism) April 25, 2017
El Chapo Act, brilliant bill from @TedCruz would dedicate funds seized from Mexican drug cartels to border security. pic.twitter.com/IqFs31vsue
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) April 25, 2017
Ted Cruz proposes the EL Chapo act to use the seized drug $ 2 pay for the border wall? Oh lord HAHAHA! What a time to be alive!?
— Ahmed Moreno (@chronwell) April 25, 2017
On another note, did you see Ted Cruz bill to use El Chapo assets to pay for wall? Sheer GENIUS
— Judy B (@jujube23) April 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/GIGIO_T0P0GIGI0/status/856967579293888513
https://twitter.com/InterWebsDigita/status/856967765105664000
This is really bad, even for Ted Cruz https://t.co/6Q6r1cK1rZ
— Kyle Foley (@KFoleyFL) April 25, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.