MSNBC analyst Steve Schmidt has one question for President Donald Trump: “Where are the pesos?”
During the 2016 campaign, Trump repeatedly vowed to not only build a border wall but to make Mexico pay for it. Now, he’s keeping the government shut down unless Congress approves more than $5 billion in taxpayer money to fund the wall.
That led to the question by Schmidt, a longtime Republican strategist who quit the party last year.
“Where are the pesos?” he asked as “Deadline: White House” host Nicolle Wallace and the rest of the panel laughed. “Where are the Mexican pesos that the American people were promised would pay for this wall? There are no pesos!”
#WhereAreThePesos quickly took on a life of its own on Twitter:
Fantastic instant meme from a lifelong Republican. #WhereAreThePesos https://t.co/aorgM4zKkv
— Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) January 8, 2019
#wherearethepesos - @SteveSchmidtSES
— Sandra St. Victor (@SandraStVictor) January 8, 2019
Should be a banner across every screen for this whole dumb speech tonight. https://t.co/JKpYpg6hk7
GOLD: #WhereAreThePesos https://t.co/7wdq2ewl4h
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) January 8, 2019
I can’t stop laughing. https://t.co/Ii0UTkiHQO
— Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) January 8, 2019
¿Dónde están los pesos? Los pesos están en los sueños del Presidente Trump.
— Kate (@Mamaofthreebear) January 8, 2019
#WhereAreThePesos that was fast 😂 pic.twitter.com/qMFlanklQn
— 🗣where are the pesos? (@Vicious2707) January 8, 2019
“There Are. No. Pesos!”
— mamabear (@lmoon79) January 8, 2019
Omg @NicolleDWallace I was cracking up with you!! @SteveSchmidtSES is a national treasure. And this is coming from a Democrat!!
Love @DeadlineWH!#ImpotentWizard#WhereAreThePesos
MAGAs right now looking for those pesos #deadlinewh #WhereAreThePesos pic.twitter.com/aew1u0HNA9
— mssupersonic (@JaclynYocum2) January 9, 2019
#wherearethepesos ? Steve Schmidt asks of @realDonaldTrump on @DeadlineWH Absolutely hilarious. I would like to know that answer as well? Weren't there supposed to be pesos paying for the wall. #wherearethepesos
— Sheila Arnold (@MsSheila757) January 8, 2019
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE PESOS ARE?! #WhereAreThePesos pic.twitter.com/3Hbvd0r777
— Catholic Free since 1987 (@LatchkeyKidder) January 8, 2019
#WhereAreThePesos needs to be on a t shirt.
— dashhunter (@KathleenSimmer) January 8, 2019
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