Letter: Sorry, not buying it
(Gregory Bull | The Associated Press) In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, file photo, floodlights from the U.S, illuminate multiple border walls, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. The migrant caravan that was seized upon by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2018 election has quietly dwindled to a few hundred people, with many of them having crossed into the U.S. or put down roots in Mexico.
You never thought about “it.” And you really didn’t need “it.”
But then someone said you should get “it” — and convinced you why you should have “it.” Eventually you felt like you couldn’t do without “it.”
Hopefully, someone would buy “it” for you. Or you could buy “it” yourself and get a rebate.
So you bought “it.”
That’s how Apple markets the next “it.”
And that's how Trump markets his “it” — the wall.
So, did you buy “it”?
Ron Havener, Draper
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