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Donald Trump: “I never said Mexico would, you know, write a check for $5 billion or whatever.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2019
I never said Mexico would, you know, write a check for $5 billion or whatever.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

The president denied ever stating that Mexico would pay for the wall directly.

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