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Sen. Tim. Kaine coming up on Morning Joe.....ON NOW!
I am listening to he family members of those killed by undocumented
immigrants. I know their pain is real but the whole scene with the cult fans is so surreal.
Donald Trump’s Mexico visit ends with Mexico basically accusing him of lying
Source: washington post
Donald Trumps Mexico visit ends with Mexico basically accusing him of lying
By Aaron Blake and Philip Bump
August 31 at 7:12 PM
This post has been updated.
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.................It's among the most brazen claims he has made as a presidential candidate the idea that a foreign country would fund the construction of a wall built mostly to protect the United States. And yet, Trump said that this did not come up during Trump's meeting Wednesday with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Trump said that the small matter of who pays for his massive border wall at an estimated cost of between $15 billion and $25 billion,
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"We did discuss the wall," Trump said during a brief Q&A session. "We didn't discuss payment of the wall. That'll be for a later date. This was a very preliminary meeting." In what was otherwise a positively received visit drawing praise even from some Trump critics such as Bill Kristol and former Hillary Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson it stuck out like a sore thumb.
There's just one catch: Peña Nieto tweeted out that the subject did come up -- and that he'd raised it.......................
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/31/donald-trump-says-he-didnt-ask-mexico-to-pay-for-the-wall-that-makes-no-sense/?postshare=9981472686351316&tid=ss_tw
Here are the Tweets:
Jim Dalrymple II Verified account
?@JimDalrympleII
Jim Dalrymple II Retweeted Enrique Peña Nieto
"At the beginning of the conversation with Donald Trump, I made clear that Mexico will not pay for the wall."
Enrique Peña Nieto Verified account
?@EPN
Al inicio de la conversación con Donald Trump dejé claro que México no pagará por el muro.
5:51 PM - 31 Aug 2016
8,027 retweets 8,062 likes
Also:
Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:54pm EDT
Pena Nieto told Trump Mexico won't pay for wall-Presidential spokesman
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-mexico-wall-idUSKCN11632X?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=57c777b504d301140ac2e95f&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday told Donald Trump that Mexico would not pay for the Republican presidential candidate's proposed wall along the Mexico-U.S. border, contradicting Trump's assertion they didn't discuss payment.............................
Trump earlier told a joint news conference with Pena Nieto after their meeting in Mexico City that the pair had discussed the wall but not who would pay for it. ................
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