Clinton: In Mexico 'Trump just failed his first foreign test'

[riversedge]

Source: cnn



Clinton: In Mexico 'Trump just failed his first foreign test'


By Dan Merica, CNN

Updated 9:18 AM ET, Thu September 1, 2016

Story highlights

Clinton slammed Trump's last-minute visit to Mexico
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Cincinnati (CNN)Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night dismissed Donald Trump's day trip to Mexico, arguing the Republican nominee is woefully lacking in diplomatic skills and "just failed his first foreign test."


The former secretary of state pounced on conflicting messages from Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto following their meeting. Trump told the press in Mexico City that while he and Peña Nieto discussed plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, they did not talk about Trump's pledge to make Mexico pay for it.

Peña Nieto did not refute Trump's comment during their press conference, but he tweeted hours after that he told Trump that Mexico "will not pay for the wall."


"Trump just failed his first foreign test. Diplomacy isn't as easy as it looks," Clinton tweeted, signed with an "H" to indicate she personally blessed the message..............

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-mexico-visit/

[ffr]

1. Governing is hard. Vote in a democrat, any democrat, if it matters to you.

Glad to be part of the HRC GOTV campaign.

Have a stake in your nation's future and do the same!

[misterhighwasted]

3. absolutely..GOTV & straight DEM Ticket. Put an end to the RW bullshit

FOREVER.
Its not a difficult decision.

[misterhighwasted]

2. He's so stupid!

Hillary and every decent Foreign Leader in the world must be appalled at this.
Its unbelievable.

[Coyotl]

4. He blew it big time in Scotland too. But this time he actually met a foriegn guy.

He had to meet with one of his most-hated minorities this time, so that must have been really difficult. He's accustomed to bossing Mexicans servants, so one can imagine how difficult it was for him to try to listen to one.

[Iliyah]

5. Corporate media keep stating the Nieto's approval rating as a

justification of how T-rump lied? Oh hell no. PMs and Presidents do not go into another country and bold face lie. T-rump is still lying while corporate media is still kissing his ass.