Donald Trump: Says Mexico can afford to build a wall because the country's trade deficit with America is billions of dollars.

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump says of course Mexico can pay for wall -- because of the trade deficit Donald Trump's critics say Mexico can't or won't pay for a wall at the border, which he says is hogwash. "When they say 'but Mexico can't pay for the wall,' I say of course they can," said the Republican frontrunner at a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa, on Jan. 20. "We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. Humongous. It's a humongous number. It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall. The wall's peanuts compared to that." Trump's statement prompted these questions: What is the amount of ... >> More

Origin: Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump