Donald Trump and Mexico's Peņa Nieto meet but don't discuss who would pay for a border wall
Source: latimes
Donald Trump and Mexico's Peña Nieto meet but don't discuss who would pay for a border wall
Noah Bierman, Tracy Wilkinson and Kate Linthicum
Donald Trump showcased his flair for the dramatic spectacle again Wednesday, flying his unpredictable campaign across the southern border for a hastily arranged summit with the president of a country he has repeatedly maligned.
The move was stunning for a nominee whose presidential run began with harsh denunciations of Mexicans, whom he called rapists when he announced his candidacy, and whose slogan-ready pledge to build a border wall includes the improbable idea that Mexico will pay for it.
Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto had a cordial but frank discussion for about an hour at the presidential residence. The men said they did not discuss whether Mexico would pay for a wall along the countries shared border, a core campaign promise of the Republican presidential nominee. But Peña Nieto pointedly vowed to protect Mexican nationals living in the U.S. who contribute to prosperity and deserve the respect of everyone................................
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-mexico-visit-20160831-snap-story.html
One of the most honest headlines in a long time
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)So, is this Trump's press release? Or...?
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)DorothyG
(95 posts)on his plane or at the event?
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)forest444
(5,902 posts)I wouldn't put it past them to knock Trump off, and make it look as though "the Mexicans" did it.
It would be a win-win for them, from a purely Machiavellian viewpoint (and we all know how fond Rove and his ilk are of Machiavelli).
C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)That's tepid tremoring Trump for ya.
.99center
(1,237 posts)He was too cowardly to even bring it up, and his supporters thinks he's going to force the president to pay for it?
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)The burden of proof is on the person alleging malfeasance.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)Also, I have neither the time nor patience to argue with you. So, bye
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)Because he went to Mexico, taxpayers incurred costs that "otherwise wouldn't have been." Going to foreign countries dramatically ups the Secret Service personnel. No one is denying the idiot went to Mexico, or that Secret Service ups personnel in foreign countries.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)and it said that Reuters reports that Mexico Pres told Trump that Mexico will NOT pay for a wall
Here's a link
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/31/mexican-president-says-he-told-trump-nafta-is-good-for-both-mexico-and-us.html
oasis
(49,370 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)I've reached my limit for the LA Times, do they account for that in the story?
tclambert
(11,085 posts)I don't think he's very good at listening. Or thinking. Or speaking. Or running a business. Or a campaign.
But he is really good at . . . um, . . . okay, I got nothin'.
Kathy M
(1,242 posts)Did Mexican President offer invite or is there more to story ? Does Don know the contractor involved ? I do not know .
" Mr. García and his neighbors fighting it say they never really stood a chance. After all, they are not battling ordinary construction crews. They are taking on a businessman so well connected that Mexicans have long called him the presidents favorite contractor.
After years of demonstrations and court battles, President Enrique Peña Nieto signed an executive order this month expropriating 91 acres of what many here consider sacred land. And is it any wonder he did, residents argue. The same contractor carving through their land has held the title to the presidents family mansion, provided a house to the finance minister for zero profit and does billions of dollars in deals with the government.
We knew the presidents political grip in this state goes back for years and years, Mr. García said. We just didnt know it would end up affecting us directly, so badly.
Mr. Peña Nietos relationship with the contractor is one of several recent scandals that have raised tough questions for the president, tainting his legacy and further eroding the publics already shaky faith in the countrys governing institutions. "
Rest of article http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/world/americas/mexican-presidents-ties-to-contractor-raise-questions.html