US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he rejected a demand from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that Trump say Mexico would not have to pay for a proposed US border wall.<\/p>\n
At a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania for a Republican congressional candidate, Trump gave some details of a testy phone call he had last month with Pena Nieto that led to the postponement of plans for the Mexican leader\u2019s first visit to the White House.<\/p>\n
Trump brought up the issue when the crowd started chanting \u201cBuild that Wall.\u201d Trump called Pena Nieto a \u201creally nice guy\u201d who made his request respectfully. \u201cHe said, \u2018Mr. President, I would like you to make a statement that Mexico will not pay for the wall,’\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said, \u2018Are you crazy? I am not making that statement,’\u201d Trump said he replied. When Pena Nieto said yes, Trump said he told him, \u201cBye, bye. There is no way I\u2019m making that deal.\u201d Officials in Pena Nieto\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n
The Mexican leader\u2019s visit to Washington has yet to be rescheduled. Trump\u2019s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, traveled to Mexico City last week to try to smooth over the tensions. Trump is set to visit a prototype of his long-sought wall in the San Diego area on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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