Mexican officials ignore Trumps disparaging tweets and reach out a hand to Texas

[DesertRat]

As Tropical Storm Harvey barreled through Texas Sunday, President Donald Trump took to social media:

Trump: "With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have THE WALL. Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement/other".

Mexico’s response? To reach out and offer its "full solidarity" with those in Texas affected by Harvey. "As good neighbors do in trying times," the Mexican foreign ministry said.

Carlos González Gutiérrez, Mexico's consul general based in Austin, Texas, says his country pledged to help.

"We stand by Texas," González Gutiérrez says. "We are friends, we are neighbors, and we will continue to be and I'm sure that they know that we are with them and that they expect our solidarity and we are happy to give a hand in these dire straits."

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-08-28/mexican-officials-ignore-trump-s-disparaging-tweets-and-reach-out-hand-texas

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Mexican child in Tijuana, 11 yrs old, does odd jobs around the neighborhood for little money

Is more valuable to the human family than ten Donald Trumps.

Any child anywhere, for that matter.

Any person other than deplorables, for that matter.

[niyad]

2. so, is the apricot asshole going to turn down aid from mexico, like chimpy did to cuba after katrina

[ghostsinthemachine]

3. That's the story going round

The interwebs. Can't find a link yet, but I posted it not long ago.

[mgardener]

4. I want to see

How the Republicans find the money for aid to Texas.
Will they pull money from other sources such as SS or Medicare?
Or will they put off building the wall?
Wouldn't be nice if they used the money that would be spent on the wall helping communities prevent flooding rather then always cleaning up after?
I know storms cause damage. But what about prevention?