Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Pledge May Be At Risk With His Border Wall
A protester dressed as a diabolical version of Uncle Sam holds a suitcase full of money at the U.S. border fence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. (AP/Christian Torres)
In one of his first tweets as president, here’s how Donald Trump promised to spend taxpayer dollars:
“We will follow two simple rules: BUY AMERICAN & HIRE AMERICAN!” he tweeted 55 minutes after taking the oath of office on Inauguration Day.