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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums“Not welcome”: Massive protests planned for Trump’s trip to Mexico
"We don't like him; we don't want him; we reject his visit," a former president of Mexico said of Trump's tripWith less than 24 hour notice, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accepted an open invitation from Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to visit the country less than 70 days before the U.S. election and on the same day Trump is set to deliver a pivotal speech on immigration in Arizona.
The two men will meet behind closed doors at the Mexican Presidents official residence, called Los Pinos, early Wednesday afternoon and issue a statement immediately after without taking questions from reporters.
In an interview with CNN in July, Peña Nieto said there was no way Mexico would pay for a border wall. The GOP candidate only enjoys a 4 percent favorable rating from Mexican citizens, according to a Reforma newspaper poll published August 16.
The surprise event, closed to the public, is already engendering calls for a massive protest of the candidate who decried that Mexico is sending rapists and criminals across the border illegally.
The two men will meet behind closed doors at the Mexican Presidents official residence, called Los Pinos, early Wednesday afternoon and issue a statement immediately after without taking questions from reporters.
In an interview with CNN in July, Peña Nieto said there was no way Mexico would pay for a border wall. The GOP candidate only enjoys a 4 percent favorable rating from Mexican citizens, according to a Reforma newspaper poll published August 16.
The surprise event, closed to the public, is already engendering calls for a massive protest of the candidate who decried that Mexico is sending rapists and criminals across the border illegally.
http://www.salon.com/2016/08/31/not-welcome-massive-protests-planned-for-trumps-trip-to-mexico/
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“Not welcome”: Massive protests planned for Trump’s trip to Mexico (Original Post)
spanone
Aug 2016
OP
Maybe he should hand out Play Doh.
Satch59
(1,353 posts)2. Protests need police action...
So all this possible unrest to the Mexican people will cost money to provide police and possible injury to protestors...
The US Embassy could possibly be threatened as a protest...
All this for a Trump photo op?? None of this is acceptable and Trump should be held accountable for anything that goes wrong.
murielm99
(30,735 posts)3. Send Trump the bill.
He won't pay it, but send it anyway, and make sure the cost of his visit gets a lot of publicity.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)4. That's playing right into his hands
Ignoring the visit would be the smart thing to do.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)5. I wish someone would revoke his passport and not
Let him back in the US.
MFM008
(19,806 posts)6. ANY attention
Is good for him. This makes him look "worldly".