Posted on 02/01/2017 5:04:02 PM PST by Mariner
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send U.S. troops to stop "bad hombres down there" unless the Mexican military does more to control them, according to an excerpt of a transcript of the conversation obtained by The Associated Press.
The excerpt of the call did not detail who exactly Trump considered "bad hombres," nor did it make clear the tone and context of the remark, made in a Friday morning phone call between the leaders. It also did not contain Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's response.
Still, the excerpt offers a rare and striking look at how the new president is conducting diplomacy behind closed doors. Trump's remarks suggest he is using the same tough and blunt talk with world leaders that he used to rally crowds on the campaign trail.
A White House spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. The Mexican government said the account was not accurate.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
REALITY CHECK---FOLLOW THE MONEY-----the resignation of Agustin Carstens, chief of Mexicos central bank, has left MSM pundits and even business analysts scratching their heads. It appears no-one has any idea why Carstens is leaving ...... well, almost no-one.
ITEM--- Mexico has been swilling at the US trough....grabbing our tax dollars hand over fist.
ITEM---Mexico is one of the top ten countries receiving US foreign aid----almost a billion per year besides raking in hundreds of millions via the infamous "Merida Initiative."
ITEM---Mexicans here send home back billions of our tax dollars.....the federales are prolly getting a huge cut of that.
ITEM--Some 125 countries including Muslim scum gather at the Mexican border to stroll into the US. Mexico prolly gets a fee from each country to let that happen.
ITEM--The Merida Initiative alone has blanketed Mexico w/ millions of US tax dollars for years and years.
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The appalling govt corruption in Mexico needs to be exposed.
ITEM--A report on intl gambling....about a select few who are the casino's biggest bettors....list Mexicans along w/ multi-billionaires like Arabs and China's new billionaires as regulars at the high rolling gaming tables.
Mexico is not a country that is in need of US tax dollars.
All true—and yet for obvious security reasons we don’t want them cozying up to China instead.
There is indeed nuance in foreign affairs.
Oh please.......Mexico is undoubtedly in bed w/ the Chinese, canoodling as we type.
Mexico is an expert at the intl con game.
AP? Can’t spell “crAP” without it.
Which Weiner? Huma or Anthony?
Go for broke: make it both!
Give it some time to sort out, like at least a month
As long as the US has a debt, we do not need to be giving money to other countries. When we’ve paid off $20,000,000,000,000, then we’ll talk.
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We give them 1bil in aid? I knew they made major cash for decades with their people sending money home..didn’t know we gave them that much in aid money. This must stop.
The pure fact how corrupt Mexico is should have stopped that aid long time ago. bush being friendly with vinny fox always bugged me
I was a bush fan at the time.
Funny! I had some nice zip-up boots stolen on the beach in Acapulco when I was on my honeymoon in ‘78, so as far as I’m concerned, he can start there. The kid who did it is probably 50 now, and who knows, he might be Nieto?
That is a splendid idea. An initial 'clearing the decks' each day. Even if he only revoked their privilege to ask questions for that day it would make the pressers much shorter. A poster board to the side, a Rogue's Gallery, with a pic of the offending reporter/s and logo of the publisher might be a nice touch too. "Today's Fake News Offenders"
Fake.
I am so disappointed that it was fake news. I wanted it to be true so bad. Maybe if they don’t get that crap cleaned up down there Trump will really DO IT!!
Border Patrol has a special operations group. From what I understand units of said agents have operated in the ME and other places you might not expect to find Border Patrol agents. Troops on the border, BPSOG and other non-military special ops in Mexico to clean up the source.
PEÑA NIETO! You play a good game, boy, but the game is over! Now you lose!
PING!
Thanks, Liz. Valuable intelligence here. Trump is right: too many countries have been taking advantage of us.
Time to let them know the U.S. is not the world’s patsy or policeman. Go Trump, we’re behind you 1,000 percent.
Thanks, Liz. Valuable intelligence here. Trump is right: too many countries have been taking advantage of us.
Time to let them know the U.S. is not the world’s patsy or policeman. Go Trump, we’re behind you 1,000 percent.
Check out article and # 61, then see link at # 60.
Thanks, Liz.
If I remember correctly the journalist who tried to cover the story were murdered.
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