“Now, as far as Mexico paying for it? Anyone who believed that from day one is an idiot.”

From the movie, Independence Day, “That’s not entirely accurate.”

Merida initiatives: $473 million is allocated fiscally for Mexico.

Then the billions yearly Mexico receives in trade agreements.

So Trump had plenty of leverage.

But, in 2021, the Biden Administration renegotiated a new agreement with more focus ($$$) on Mexican economic developments instead of safety, drug trafficking, etc.