MOON TOWNSHIP, PA: US President Donald Trump mentioned on Saturday he rejected a demand from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that Trump must say that Mexico wouldn't have to pay for a proposed US border wall.
At a marketing campaign rally in western Pennsylvania for a Republican congressional candidate, Trump gave some main points of a testy phone name he had ultimate month with Pena Nieto that led to the postponement of plans for the Mexican leader's first discuss with to the White House.
Trump introduced up the problem when the group started chanting, "build that wall."
Trump known as Pena Nieto a "really nice guy" who made his request respectfully.
"He said, 'Mr President, I would like you to make a statement that Mexico will not pay for the wall,'" Trump mentioned.
"I said, 'Are you crazy? I am not making that statement,'" Trump mentioned he answered.
When Pena Nieto mentioned sure, Trump mentioned he instructed him, "Bye, bye. There is no way I'm making that deal."
Mexican international minister Luis Videgaray repeated Mexico's pledge to not pay for the wall in a put up on Twitter late on Saturday night time.
"In the call on Feb. 20, President EPN (Enrique Pena Nieto) strongly reiterated what all Mexicans have always said: We will never pay, in any form, for a wall on the border," he wrote. "Under this premise we will continue working constructively on the bilateral relationship with the United States."
The Mexican leader's discuss with to Washington has yet to be rescheduled. Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, traveled to Mexico City ultimate week to try to clean over the tensions.
Trump is ready to discuss with a prototype of his long-sought wall in the San Diego area on Tuesday.
At a marketing campaign rally in western Pennsylvania for a Republican congressional candidate, Trump gave some main points of a testy phone name he had ultimate month with Pena Nieto that led to the postponement of plans for the Mexican leader's first discuss with to the White House.
Trump introduced up the problem when the group started chanting, "build that wall."
Trump known as Pena Nieto a "really nice guy" who made his request respectfully.
"He said, 'Mr President, I would like you to make a statement that Mexico will not pay for the wall,'" Trump mentioned.
"I said, 'Are you crazy? I am not making that statement,'" Trump mentioned he answered.
When Pena Nieto mentioned sure, Trump mentioned he instructed him, "Bye, bye. There is no way I'm making that deal."
Mexican international minister Luis Videgaray repeated Mexico's pledge to not pay for the wall in a put up on Twitter late on Saturday night time.
"In the call on Feb. 20, President EPN (Enrique Pena Nieto) strongly reiterated what all Mexicans have always said: We will never pay, in any form, for a wall on the border," he wrote. "Under this premise we will continue working constructively on the bilateral relationship with the United States."
The Mexican leader's discuss with to Washington has yet to be rescheduled. Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, traveled to Mexico City ultimate week to try to clean over the tensions.
Trump is ready to discuss with a prototype of his long-sought wall in the San Diego area on Tuesday.
Trump says he rejected Mexico request about border wall
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