August 12, 2017

House Republican says Trump was just joking when he repeatedly vowed Mexico would pay for the wall

https://thinkprogress.org/house-republican-says-trump-was-just-joking-when-he-repeatedly-vowed-mexico-would-pay-for-the-wall-8e598652760c/
"Writing off serious (and seriously offensive) comments as jokes or metaphors has been a favorite tactic used by Trump and his surrogates."