“Need a large downpayment on the wall”
For once language here is unintentionally revealing rather than chaff to divert criticism. I don’t think he’s even conscious of hostage-taking or being ransomware in the government machinery. This is just slumlord talk, asking for a payoff.
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A large *pro rata* payment. He has no idea what he is saying. He just uses words that he thinks sound financial.
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