Trump Comes Up With Strange New Name For His Proposed Border Wall
President Donald Trump urged Democrats on Friday to return to Washington to vote to fund his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
And in the process, he came up with a strange new nickname for the barrier.
“This is where I ask the Democrats to come back to Washington and to vote for money for the wall, the barrier, whatever you wanna call it, it’s OK with me,” Trump said during a White House roundtable on immigration. “They can name it whatever they, they can name it ‘peaches’ — I don’t care what they name it but we need money for that barrier.”
Check out the clip here:
Pres. Trump says Democrats can call proposed border wall whatever they want.
"Name it 'peaches.' I don't care what they name it. But we need money for that barrier." https://t.co/M5DeXi6ttK pic.twitter.com/6JjJdQINfv— ABC News (@ABC) January 12, 2019
“Peaches?” Yes.
Trump’s strange statement inevitably captured the imagination of Twitter users, who may have only just been recovering from his incorrect assertion that wheels are older than walls the previous day.
"Millions of peaches, peaches for me...Millions of peaches, peaches for free." - The Presidents of the United States of America, 1996. https://t.co/dvm4botU4U
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) January 11, 2019
Is "Peaches" the name of Trump's current favorite stripper down at the Bada Bing?
— Nicholas Weaver (@ncweaver) January 11, 2019
"Movin' to the country,
Gonna eat a lot of peaches.
Movin' to the country,
Gonna eat me a lot of peaches.
Movin' to the country,
Gonna eat a lot of peaches.
Movin' to the country,
Gonna eat a lot of peaches." https://t.co/lqQamhYwcG— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) January 11, 2019
Wow, the new wall prototype is already out! pic.twitter.com/eFkqIhkPqa
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) January 11, 2019
The Presidents of the United States have historically been big fans of Peaches https://t.co/41InZ5lsGd
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) January 11, 2019
Peach pits with slats https://t.co/vXbwpQWjw9
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) January 11, 2019
Did not have ‘peaches’ on my News Of the Week Bingo board, gotta say. https://t.co/AaYDYhXwzI
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) January 11, 2019
Ugh, that's ridiculous. Just ridiculous. I cannot believe he said that. Everyone knows "Peaches" is what insiders call SPACE FORCE! https://t.co/MrZgnjW8uh
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) January 11, 2019
Trump calls for Im"peach"ment. https://t.co/Va4BuiO6BV
— Mieke Eoyang (@MiekeEoyang) January 11, 2019
Yesterday Trump coined this "peachy-dory" term and today he suggests calling the border wall "peaches"... ... But why?
— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) January 12, 2019
I totally did not think of season 4 of the OC when I first saw the thing about Trump and “peaches"
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) January 11, 2019
Even if it's just a joke, Trump's "peaches" proposal shows why he's such a terrible negotiator: He doesn't actually care about the desires of those he's art of the dealing with, and hence rarely offers the right things.
— Jacob Brogan (@Jacob_Brogan) January 11, 2019
great now that raunchy ass song Peaches & Cream is stuck in my head thanks Trump
— J.D. Durkin (@jiveDurkey) January 11, 2019
god i have been dying to reference the 90s song peaches, thanks trump https://t.co/lQMfcbUnap
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 11, 2019
Peaches the Wall https://t.co/WVdlE7nV8K
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) January 11, 2019
Maybe it’s not fiscally responsible to spend over 5 billion on peaches
— julianzelizer (@julianzelizer) January 11, 2019
If yesterday it was a "wangdoodle," and today it's "peaches," is that progress? https://t.co/rSVYOorDut
— Richard Rubin (@RichardRubinDC) January 11, 2019
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