When you are a conservative losing an argument, say it was what Ronald Reagan would have done.
President Donald Trump was the latest Republican to try that familiar gambit, with a tweet Thursday morning that claimed his border wall would be the culmination of what Reagan tried and failed to achieve:
"Even President Ronald Reagan tried for 8 years to build a Border Wall, or Fence, and was unable to do so. Others also have tried. We will get it done, one way or the other!," Trump tweeted.
Chalk up another lie. In fact, Reagan thought a barrier on the border was a terrible idea.