Trump once again told reporters Mexico would pay for Wall: Mexico, once again said NO!....
Mexico denies it will pay for border wall after Trump repeats claim
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/28/donald-trump-mexico-pay-for-border-wall-799072
By REBECCA MORIN
08/28/2018 04:51 PM EDT
Mexico's foreign minister denied Tuesday that his country would pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, after President Donald Trump once again told reporters it would happen.
Trump, speaking just a day after touting a new trade agreement with Mexico, told reporters following a meeting with Gianni Infantino, president of the international soccer governing body FIFA, that Mexico will "easily" pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
"It will ultimately be paid for by Mexico," Trump said.
Trump, who has taken a hard stance on immigration, has called for a border wall since early in his presidential campaign. He said Mexico would pay for it, which Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has denied.
"We just reached a trade understanding with the US, and the outlook for the relationship between our two countries is very positive. We will NEVER pay for a wall, however," Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray Caso tweeted Tuesday afternoon. "That has been absolutely clear from the very beginning."............................................
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"It will ultimately be paid for by Mexico," President Donald Trump said of the U.S.-Mexico border wall on Tuesday. | Win McNamee/Getty Images