Trump loses on taxing Mexico: Sean Spicer backpedals on 20% tax on imports

Donald Trump loses his fight against Mexico once again. After Mexico's president cancelled his meeting with Donald Trump because of Trump's border wall, Trump proposed a 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for the border wall. But outrage in the United States against the tax --which would have to be paid by American consumers-- forced Trump's Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, to backpedal about it.

According to The New York Times, after Spicer justified the tax, and the idea caused an uproar, he backpedaled on it:

With the conflict escalating, Mr. Trump appeared to embrace a proposal by House Republicans that would impose a 20 percent tax on all imported goods. The White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, told reporters that the proceeds would be used to pay for the border wall, estimated to cost as much as $20 billion.

But a furious uproar prompted Mr. Spicer to temper his earlier remarks, saying the plan was simply “one idea” that might work to finance the wall. Mr. Spicer said it was not the job of the White House to “roll something out” on tax policy, while Mr. Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, said the administration was considering “a buffet of options.”

What's funny about this is the fact that Mexico didn't have to lift a finger. It was the American people after they realized how bad Trump was going to screw them.