NYT is reporting, as many have guessed, that the terms between Mexico and US to end the tariff drama were agreed to months ago. There was no new deal, just an old deal repackaged to bamboozle the nation. This was either a scam by trump to save face or to con the nation once again about his Rambo approach to playing president or yet another attempt by the grifter-in-chief to make some quick bucks selling shorts.
According to the Times, officials from both countries said Mexico's agreement to deploy “its National Guard throughout Mexico, giving priority to its southern border,” had already been promised in March during secret discussions with then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in Miami.
Officials told the Times that part of President Trump's deal permitting asylum seekers to be held in Mexico while their claims process was also previously agreed upon.
What’s more, even trump’s claim of farm deal is fake.
April Ryan explains the rebranding strategy and smoke-and-mirrors WH -
Expect trump to start tweeting about fake news and attacking NYT and Pelosi and anyone who dares to point out that the “emperor” wears no clothes.
On the 70th anniversary of Orwell’s 1984, Newspeak, doublethink and two-minutes-hate are very much alive.