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Trump wanted Mexico to pay for the wall. Ted Cruz, runner-up in the 2016 Republican primary, has another idea - get El Chapo to pay.
(He says the $14bn US prosecutors want in drug profits / other assets could be used. Whether they actually get that cash is tbc.)
(He says the $14bn US prosecutors want in drug profits / other assets could be used. Whether they actually get that cash is tbc.)
Cruz's people have even created a gif to promote the idea.
Cruz’s bill is actually wider than just El Chapo. Proposes any funds obtained from convicted drug smugglers be used to build the wall. That’s a much bigger cash pot.
cruz.senate.gov/files/document…
cruz.senate.gov/files/document…
