UPDATED Mexico's finance minister, who played a key role in Trump visit, steps down...

Source: The Washington Post

Mexico's finance minister, who played a key role in Trump visit, steps down, news reports say

By Washington Post Staff September 7 at 11:05 AM

The visit by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was widely viewed as a disaster for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

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UPDATE:

Mexican finance minister steps down in wake of Donald Trump's visit


Luis Videgaray was widely reported to have been a leading proponent of Trump’s trip, which was seen as something of a disaster for the Mexican president

Mexican finance minister Luis Videgaray is stepping down, a spokeswoman at the ministry said on Wednesday, days after a visit to the country by Donald Trump and shortly before the government was due to present a 2017 budget with cuts needed to restore confidence after a surge in debt.

It was widely reported that Videgaray was a leading proponent of the visit to Mexico by the US Republican presidential candidate last week, a trip seen as something of a disaster for President Enrique Peña Nieto and a partial success for Trump.

Videgaray will not take another public post, the spokeswoman said. Two people familiar with the matter said that Videgaray will be replaced by Jose Antonio Meade, a former finance minister. The spokeswoman could not confirm that Meade would become the new finance minister.

Reuters contributed to this report

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