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In reply to the discussion: Weak Trump Steamrolled By Mexican President In Bizarre Press Conference [View all]BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)60. Not only that ...
but EPN has called Trump out on this bit:
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.
Mexican president disputes Trump over border wall payment discussion http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/30/politics/donald-trump-enrique-pea-nieto-mexico/
Donald Trump flew into a nation he has constantly berated during his campaign to meet President Enrique Peña Nieto and said they discussed a wall Trump has vowed to build on the US southern border, but not his demand that Mexico pay for it -- an assertion the Mexican president later disputed.
"Who pays for the wall? We didn't discuss," Trump had said when asked by a reporter during a news conference following their meeting in Mexico City. "We did discuss the wall. We didn't discuss payment of the wall. That'll be for a later date."
But Peña Nieto later claimed the two had discussed the wall and who would pay for it -- and he had "made it clear" to Trump it wouldn't be Mexico.
"At the start of the conversation with Donald Trump, I made it clear that Mexico will not pay for the wall," Peña Nieto tweeted, after their meeting Wednesday.
"Who pays for the wall? We didn't discuss," Trump had said when asked by a reporter during a news conference following their meeting in Mexico City. "We did discuss the wall. We didn't discuss payment of the wall. That'll be for a later date."
But Peña Nieto later claimed the two had discussed the wall and who would pay for it -- and he had "made it clear" to Trump it wouldn't be Mexico.
"At the start of the conversation with Donald Trump, I made it clear that Mexico will not pay for the wall," Peña Nieto tweeted, after their meeting Wednesday.
Grandstand FAIL!
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Weak Trump Steamrolled By Mexican President In Bizarre Press Conference [View all]
babylonsister
Aug 2016
OP
I can't wait to hear how he spins it tonight. Because he was just plain weird up there.
nolabear
Aug 2016
#3
Exactly! The Mexican president sounded elegant, while Trump sounded like a total buffoon! n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2016
#10
He looked like an elementary school child trying to read their speech as they stumbled over it. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2016
#8
Putin must be laughing his ass off, if this guy can get elected in the US, I can walk all over him!
RKP5637
Aug 2016
#11
And the US voting machines are so easy to hack, and many municipalities have no idea
RKP5637
Sep 2016
#74
Now I can turn on the tv to watch Trumps surrogates spin this for the next 48 hours...
world wide wally
Aug 2016
#17
Yeah, that kinda sorta stood out, didn't it? All Mexican Americans are to him are....
Moonwalk
Sep 2016
#58
The Mexican president steamrolled Trump ? Trump strolled into the guy's palace, told him that
Trust Buster
Aug 2016
#26
Walked in and walked out? Looked to me like he just stood there in front of the cameras...
Nitram
Aug 2016
#40
Trump:“We did discuss the wall , we didn’t discuss payment of the wall. That will be later"
SummerSnow
Aug 2016
#29
LOL translater says the border issues have improved due to efforts of President Obama..
Historic NY
Aug 2016
#31
Nieto is a mensch, an adult, and a statesman. He had nothing to fear from a Trump.
Nitram
Aug 2016
#51
Trump having to pay attention to another person for a whole hour must have been torture to him. nt
TeamPooka
Aug 2016
#33
Yeah. Similarly - what they did to Gary Condit, while Joe Scarborough thrives.
calimary
Sep 2016
#68