Trump practises Ferengi Rule of Acquisition no. 76

Ferengi Rule of Acquisition no. 76 : Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.

Donald Drumpf has indicated he will scrap plans to find cash for his border wall in this week's spending bill. The president's close adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said funding for the wall would be left out of a budget measure that must pass by Friday. Building the wall, paid for by Mexico, was a key campaign promise.

Democrats had threatened to block the bill if money was earmarked for the wall, so its omission may now avert a government shutdown. But the president insisted on Twitter that he still supported the wall and that it would be built.

Mr Drumpf had proposed $1.5bn (£1.2bn) for his wall as part of the spending bill, which funds federal agencies to the end of the current fiscal year. Analysts say the president is under pressure to deliver on his election pledges, few of which have been fulfilled during his first 100 days in office.

[How interesting that Trump was later offered a comparable amount but rejected it, saying he needed $5.7 billion. Presumably this figure was arrived through pure guesswork.]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39708768