After testy call with Trump over border wall, Mexico's president shelves plan to visit White House
Source: Washington Post
Tentative plans for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to make his first visit to the White House to meet with President Trump were scuttled this week after a testy call between the two leaders ended in an impasse over Trumps promised border wall, according to U.S. and Mexican officials.
Peña Nieto was eyeing an official trip to Washington this month or in early March, but called off the plan after Trump would not agree to publicly affirm Mexico's position that it would not fund construction of a border wall that the Mexican people widely consider offensive, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a confidential conversation.
Speaking by phone on Feb. 20, Peña Nieto and Trump devoted a considerable portion of their roughly 50 minute conversation to the wall, and neither man would compromise his position.
One Mexican official said Trump lost his temper. But U.S. officials described him instead as being frustrated and exasperated, saying Trump believed it was unreasonable for Pea Nieto to expect him to back off his crowd-pleasing campaign promise of forcing Mexico to pay for the wall.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/after-testy-call-with-trump-over-border-wall-mexicos-president-shelves-plan-to-visit-white-house/2018/02/24/c7ffe9e8-199e-11e8-8b08-027a6ccb38eb_story.html
I don't know why the guy even bothered. He is speaking to a spoiled child when he calls Drumpf.
Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)Fuck drumpf and the Russian horse he rode in on.
BumRushDaShow
(129,047 posts)(I know you can't unsee that! )
Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)(Doing a Sam Kinnison type scream).
BumRushDaShow
(129,047 posts)Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)Yes, I know: fat-shaming is beneath us, but still...
That poor horse!
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)It was reported that the Mexican President calmly told Trump,
this is not how diplomacy is done.
dhill926
(16,339 posts)to his fucking wall. The hell do they care it was a campaign promise. Asshole...
onecent
(6,096 posts)3catwoman3
(23,995 posts)...tha Cadet Bone Spurs.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,432 posts)Nieto into dishing out billions just because Trumpy doesnt want to be embarrassed by his own words. Please Pea, old buddy, cover for me. Let me make a fool of you and destroy your political career by giving me several billion so I can tell my base that I fucked you up the ass!
So you think Nietos a fool?
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)...Nieto will be headed out of office. Indeed, I think the big fear is that Mexican politicians could run on anti-U.S. rhetoric given Trump's repeated rhetorical attacks on Mexico. Populism/Racism can run both ways.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)Freethinker65
(10,022 posts)Mob mentality rules, based upon Trump's carefully selected mob.
Talk about a distaster
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,996 posts)Turns out the be the fart at the meal and boy he's a stinker.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)sdfernando
(4,935 posts)It isnt Pea Nieto, its Pena Nieto....with a tilde in the n in Pena. (Cant figur our how to type that on my iPhone)
BumRushDaShow
(129,047 posts)Thanks for the heads-up! I knew it looked funky.
sdfernando
(4,935 posts)Was thinking maybe this was the Orange Assholes way of demeaning him.
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)several options will pop up. That will be one of them. It works on my Android. I'm guessing it will work the same on your iPhone. Peña.
sdfernando
(4,935 posts)On a computer keyboard I would hold down the ALT key and type the ASCII code on the number pad. Was trying to figure out a way to virtually hold down an ALT key.
Response to Control-Z (Reply #23)
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keithbvadu2
(36,812 posts)How to Build Trumps Wall - Privatize It
Republicans have often found a way to tax people surreptitiously by privatizing many public works projects to corporations rather than have govt pay for it. A fee/toll is a tax under another name.
The corporations/investors are granted a multi-year license with a guaranteed profit.
This could also be done with Trumps Wall with Mexico.
Corporations/investors front the money to build it and they will be paid by Mexico.
It gives republicans a chance to save the govt money by investing in it and show their confidence in Trumps word that Mexico will pay for it .
No govt backed bonds.
No cost to the govt,,, no need for taxes,,, profit for the patriotic investors who believe in Trump.
Win win all around.
Even Trump can show his patriotism and shrewd business savvy by investing in it.
denbot
(9,899 posts)Corporations/investors front the money to build it and they will be paid by Mexico.
Why in the fuck would another country other than Russia care about paying for one of Shitlers campaign promises?
It gives republicans a chance to save the govt money by investing in it and show their confidence in Trumps word that Mexico will pay for it .
Tell me, why the fuck will Mexico pay for the wall, no matter who sends the invoice for some thing not contracted for? And why would anyone care about confidence in Trumps word other then a rube, or a fucking Nazi?
No cost to the govt,,, no need for taxes,,, profit for the patriotic investors who believe in Trump.
Win win all around.
I dont even know where to begin with that gem.. Wait, Ill try.
A win for who? Your hero the Putin ass licker! And by the way, racism is not synonymous with patriotism, well unless your a fucking White Supremest Nazi fuck!
Either youre posting on bathsalts or youve wandered over from a diametrically opposed site.
keithbvadu2
(36,812 posts)denbot
(9,899 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,812 posts)Have a nice night.
denbot
(9,899 posts)Mayhaps that word doesnt mean what you think it means..
keithbvadu2
(36,812 posts)You double down and then you triple down.
Sorry that the sarcasm was too subtle.
Most folks catch it.
denbot
(9,899 posts)Feel free to keep playing.
keithbvadu2
(36,812 posts)Response to keithbvadu2 (Reply #15)
denbot This message was self-deleted by its author.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)campaign promise"
What if Pea Nieto made a promise that he would tell Trump to "go fuck himself" over the wall? Should he be expected to back off of that crowd pleaser?
keithbvadu2
(36,812 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)who has made a habit of taunting Trump on both Twitter at YouTube. He's got a great sense of humor and great comic timing.
fierywoman
(7,683 posts)hlthe2b
(102,282 posts)ridiculous wall.. Seriously... How on earth is it Mexico's responsibility?
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)I think we all know the answer to this question. Trump is not in his right mind. Ever.
Plus he's a sociopath.
And a pathological liar.
And a philanderer.
And he has small hands.
hlthe2b
(102,282 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)leanforward
(1,076 posts)Kindly accept my apology for the actions and speech of mr drumpf.
He does not represent me.
Sampan
(121 posts)Because that is a foreign concept to our Monster in Chief. Hes throwing all of us and our country under the bus and couldnt care less.
Cha
(297,252 posts)to his Stupid Sucker base, President Nieto.. Gracias for not playing.
Mahalo, BRDS
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)Orange Free State
(611 posts)Doesnt somehow get it built before I can retire to Lake Chapala in peace. I am so very close now, about two years away. Hopefully Mexico doesnt get pissed and ban Americans by that time.
area51
(11,909 posts)for the impeachment.
BumRushDaShow
(129,047 posts)dameatball
(7,398 posts)dlk
(11,566 posts)Temperamentally unfit is an understatement! He should have never been installed in the White House; his irrational behavior puts our entire country at risk.
bobhuntsman
(118 posts)Motley13
(3,867 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Maraya1969
(22,480 posts)It himself in the press conference. ("Were not paying for a wall"