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Mexican Standoff
Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump end their joint statement at Los Pinos, the presidential official
residence, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Trump is calling his surprise visit to Mexico City Wednesday a ‘great honor.’ The Republican presidential
nominee said after meeting with Pena Nieto that the pair had a substantive, direct and constructive exchange of ideas.
(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Venturing to Mexico, Trump Defends Right to Build Wall
S. PEOPLES of rapists and criminals, deliver a highly anticipated Trump said they didn’t safety for all citizens is para-
C. SHERMAN speech in Arizona about il- discuss who would pay mount to both the United
Associated Press praised Mexicans Wednes- legal immigration. That has for a cost of construction States and to Mexico.â€
MEXICO CITY (AP) — On been a defining issue of his pegged in the billions. Trump’s presence on
Mexican soil for the first time day as “amazing people†presidential campaign, but “Having a secure border is Wednesday, his first meet-
as the Republican presi- also one on which he’s ap- a sovereign right and mutu- ing with a head of state
dential nominee, a firm but following a closed-door peared to waver in recent ally beneficial,†Trump said, abroad as a presidential
measured Donald Trump days reading from prepared re- candidate, sparked anger
defended the right of the meeting at the official With political risks high for marks. “We recognize and and protests across Mex-
United States to build a both men, Trump stayed on respect the right of any ico’s capital city. Former
massive border wall along residence of the country’s script, declining to repeat country to build a physi- Mexican President Vicente
its southern flank, standing his promise to force Mexico cal barrier or wall on any Fox bluntly told the celeb-
up for the centerpiece of president, Enrique Pena to pay for a wall along the of its borders to stop the il- rity businessman that, de-
his immigration plan in a border between the two legal movement of people, spite Pena Nieto’s hospital-
country where he is widely Nieto. Trump and the Mexi- countries when pressed by drugs and weapons. Co- ity, he was not welcome.
despised. reporters. operation toward achiev-
Trump, who previously de- can president, who has While he and Pena Ni- ing this shared objective — Continued on Page 4
rided Mexico as a source eto talked about the wall, and it will be shared — of
compared the New York
billionaire to Adolf Hitler,
addressed reporters from
adjacent lecterns before a
Mexican flag.
The trip, 10 weeks before
America’s presidential
Election Day, came just
hours before Trump was to