Posted on 08/31/2016 8:41:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Lately, Donald Trump seems to be recovering his momentum. After appearing mostly flat-footed since the GOP convention, he is back to his old table-upsetting self–today, with a quick trip to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto. The meeting implicitly gave Trump the status of a head of state, and much of the news coverage, like this headline at CNN, puts a positive spin on Trump’s mission:
Of course we have a right to build a wall. I don’t see how anyone could argue to the contrary. In fact, federal law already requires a wall to be built; the Obama administration is simply ignoring the statute. If this is the ground the battle is fought on, Trump can’t lose.
Byron York sees the Mexico junket as a big win for Trump:
Indeed, it was a big win — a very big win — for Trump. Going into a meeting with the potential for disaster — who knew how Pena Nieto would receive the world’s most controversial presidential candidate or what embarrassments might lie ahead? — Trump came out of the meeting looking very much like a potential President of the United States. Standing beside the Mexican leader in front of a green-gray granite wall reminiscent of the United Nations, Trump presented the picture of a statesman.
Less than 24 hours earlier, Trump was reciting “The Snake” before a rowdy audience in Everett, Washington. In Mexico, he looked like a world leader.
Given that Mexico’s President extended the invitation to meet, accepting it was, I think, an easy decision. There was no need to accomplish anything in particular:
After the hour-long session, Trump benefited enormously from the conventions and practices of international relations. There they were, the president at one podium and the candidate at another, translators translating, the assembled international press watching. When it came time to talk, Pena Nieto observed the niceties of diplomacy, treating Trump as a quasi-president already.
Score one for Donald.
First sentence is a lie. Donald Trump never ‘lost his momentum’. It was a media manufactured ‘bump’ for Hillary after their laughable convention.
Ditto !!!!
Well put!
Agree. That meme is such a lie.
I am delighted the meeting went well, and his transportation was smooth with no
funny business’!
Score one? Ten, at least. I think this is just an amazing development.
After the comments about who will pay for the wall, after the meeting, Trump said in his speech tonight, “They (Mexico) will pay for the wall, they just don’t know it yet...”
Some democrat pinhead on FNC tonight said the same thing, even though he things the wall is hateful etc. Even pinheads have to admit this was a brilliant political move.
I wish Trump had tossed the Mexican Presidente one end of a tape measure and stretched it out to show him how high the wall is going to be. Then when he bitched about not paying for it, pull out another 10 feet of tape. “Now are you ready to pay for the wall?”
See my comment 7
A very good day for Trump.
The tide has turned.
Bull.
That Democrat loon thinks the wall is “Hateful” because it will keep out Democrat voters..that is what Democrats know about illegals, they all vote Democrat..if they voted Republican this same Democrat loon as well as Hillary Clinton would be at the border wearing a big boot kicking them out themselves
Yep!
Trump could offer them the choice between writing a check for the wall or the EZ-payment plan: 100% down and zero dollars per month ;-)
Powerline saying something positive on Trump? Shocker.
Trump likes to work. He likes to work things out. He likes to make things work. He likes to make things right.
Donald J. Trump will be an outstanding President of the United States.
Outstanding work!
That’s the way it’s looking. Let’s just hope things stay on track. At this point Hillary appears as our worst fear - the Wicked Witch of the West. Complete with flying monkeys. I hope and pray that is not our future.
I am delighted the meeting went well, and his transportation was smooth with no
funny business’!
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I particularly enjoyed the fact that the Trump plane occupied the Mexican “Presidential hanger.”
Trump proving that effective statesmanship is a subset of his many skills - Hillary and Kerry could take some lessons if they wasn’t so dumb....
The only way HILLARY ever made anything happen was to fool people and/or break the law.
Making things happen thru fostering mutually beneficial relationships is not in her reportoire.
The only give and take Hillary is acquainted with is you give me money and I take it to the bank.
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