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Trump humiliates Mexican president again over border wall
During G20 meeting, Trump says Mexico will ‘absolutely’ finance wall
Many Mexicans infuriated by Peña Nieto’s unwillingness to push back
David Agren in Mexico City
@el_reportero
Friday 7 July 2017 13.40 EDT
Donald Trump has again humiliated Mexico’s president Enrique Peña Nieto by repeating his claim – in the presence of the Mexican leader – that America’s southern neighbour would pay for a border wall.
Peña Nieto allowed Trump’s comments to go unchallenged when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Hamburg on Friday.
Asked by reporters if he expected Mexico to finance a border wall, Trump responded: “Absolutely.” Peña Nieto sat silently next to him.
The meeting – the first between the two leaders since Trump took office – again highlighted Trump’s insensitivities toward Mexico, while Peña Nieto’s passivity brought back bad memories for many Mexicans.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/07/trump-mexico-border-wall-pena-nieto-g20-summit
LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141815579#post25
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