Anderson Cooper just said Roger Stone came up with the whole

[applegrove]

concept of "build a wall" as a quick clear way to rev up the base using immigration. Bannon approved. Trump was luke warm at first, then liked it once it did well with crowds. CNN

[procon]

1. As an advertising gimmick, it backfired... bigly!

Trump has painted himself in a corner. Mexico won't help him (even after he begged!), congress isn't going to authorize billions $$$ just to make him look good, and now he threatening to have a world class temper tantrum and shutdown the whole government if he doesn't get his way. Seems like Trump is determined to shoot himself in the foot because that crash the economy and hurt millions of his own voters and lots of businesses that support him.

Checkmate, dumbass, your move!

[SCantiGOP]

2. MSNBC showed a poll tonight

With only 29% supporting building a wall.

[FakeNoose]

8. I thought Cheeto was paying for the wall

He can even have his own name in gold, right on top.

[mcar]

3. I read that somewhere a few weeks ago

Strange they are just reporting it now.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

4. Ahh... he's the genius that gave us the know nothing guy now occupying the WH. Once

..eltrumpf hears about all that self grandstanding..aye..Stone will be crushed into gravel and tossed to the wayside. Next!

[justgamma]

7. Don't forget that he

also led the Brooks Brothers riots that gave us Bush.

[Bleacher Creature]

5. But Bannon came aboard much, much, later.

Almost a full year after Trump first started to use the line.

[applegrove]

6. I guess not.

[FakeNoose]

11. Bannon was a political "consultant" for Cheeto before he became the campaign manager

I think they met about a year before Trump declared he was running, through a mutual friend.

That's what I read in "Devil's Bargain" by Joshua Green, describing the unholy partnership of Bannon and Trump.

[Bleacher Creature]

12. That sounds like what has to be the most disgusting circle of friends ever.

If I was the mutual friend if both Trump and Bannon, I'd think that it's time for new friends.

And thanks for the info!

[left-of-center2012]

9. How did we get from "Mexico will pay for it" to ...

Trump will shut down the U.S. government if we don't pay for it?

And yet his supporters still worship him.

[applegrove]

10. Unbelievable.