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Related: About this forumOrange Deer in the Headlights: Trump's Mexico Press Conference
As Mexican President Pena Nieto spoke glowingly about the virtues of NAFTA and free trade, Trump stood there silently relying on a translator. As Pena Nieto criticized Trumps plan to build the wall in a very diplomatic fashion, Trump stood there. As Mexicos president stressed cooperation between the US and Mexico, Trump stood there.
When Trump finally spoke, he called the meeting a substantive exchange of ideas, and said that he was straightforward in repeating his views on immigration and trade. Trump proclaimed that he loved the United States, and then said that both countries are united by love for their countries. Trump later added that he a tremendous feeling for Mexican-Americans because he employs so many of them.
The press conference was a voyage into the bizarre with Trump reading off of prepared remarks, but ad-libbing. Trumps remarks were very weak. He claimed that he was with the Mexican president for a long time, but admitted that they met for an hour.
Trump said they didnt discuss who would pay for the wall during the meeting, but that, like everything else involving the Trump campaign, would be discussed at a later date.
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/08/31/weak-trump-steamrolled-mexican-president-bizarre-press-conference.html
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Orange Deer in the Headlights: Trump's Mexico Press Conference (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Aug 2016
OP
Xipe Totec
(43,872 posts)1. Notice Peņa Nieto's WTF face as Trump babbles. nt
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)2. I have a theory
Domnesty went into Mexico but while there he was walled up in a basement room and it was Jeb ! In an oversized trump suit and donnie mask that came out after the meeting.
No kidding though trump looked like crap, he could barely speak above a raspy whisper, he was bloated and kept sniffing. He's exhausted, he's going to crash.
chillfactor
(7,566 posts)3. will be interesting...
to see how he looks and speaks at his "great immigration" speech tonight...he looks like hell now...I will be surprised if he can really pull off any speech tonight.
Jim Dandy
(358 posts)4. "This man is a fool!"
What Nieto was thinking as he watched Frump babble.
C_U_L8R
(44,889 posts)5. Trump looked like a fidgety child
who needed to pee.
The global arena is no place for Trump.