Published April 1, 2024
- Donald Trump criticized Mexican President Obrador’s demand of $10 billion to talk with President Biden, suggesting it reflects Biden’s perceived weakness
- Trump asserted that such demands would not have been made during presidency that see Obrador seeking $20bn annually in aid and policy changes
- The suggestions have been labeled as ‘diplomatic blackmail’ by critics
Donald Trump has claimed the President of Mexico lacks respect for President Biden after asking for $20 billion simply to talk, as part of a series of outlandish requests that critics have termed ‘diplomatic blackmail’.
Speaking on Fox News on Sunday night, Trump intimated that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plan to ask for money simply to speak with Biden is a sign of Biden’s weakness.
‘He said he wants $10 billion essentially just to talk, $10 billion to talk. That wouldn’t happen with me, with the wall,’ Trump bragged.
Earlier this year Obrador suggested that the Mexican government would work to support the U.S. efforts to curb the surge of illegal migrants, but only if certain outlandish conditions were met.
Obrador wants the United States to reciprocate by sending $20 billion annually in taxpayer cash in the form of aid to Latin America and the Caribbean to address so-called ‘root causes’ of migration.
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SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk
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Published March 30, 2024
Former President Trump joined “One Nation” host Brian Kilmeade to discuss the “lack of respect” foreign leaders have for President Biden and his administration.
During an exclusive interview, the “Fox & Friends” co-host asked Trump about Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi.
“On ‘60 Minutes,’ the president of Mexico says, ‘We’re not going to shut down our border until you change your policy on Cuba and change your policy on Venezuela.’ Is it OK for the Mexican president to dictate American policy?” Kilmeade asked.
Trump said, “Well, he said much more than that. He said he wants $10 billion essentially just to talk, $10 billion to talk, and that’s come out since, and no, that wouldn’t happen with me, with the wall.”
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SOURCE: www.foxnews.com
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Published March 31, 2024
Former President Trump reacted to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s threat to the Biden Administration over the southern border.
Trump called out the “lack of respect” foreign leaders have for President Joe Biden on Sunday after Obrador demanded that the United States send Mexico $20 billion a year in taxpayer money to Latin America and the Caribbean to address so-called “root causes” of illegal immigration.
The 2024 presidential frontrunner insisted that he wouldn’t give the Mexican president so much as “ten cents.”
“He said he wants $10 billion essentially just to talk, $10 billion to talk, and that’s come out since, and no, that wouldn’t happen with me, with the wall,” Trump told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade when asked if it was reasonable for Obrador to dictate American policy.
During an interview with 60 Minutes, the foreign president stated that Mexico will not shut down its border until the Biden Administration changes its policy on Cuba and Venezuela.
When Trump was in office, foreign leaders did not dare pull such a bold move— according to the former president.
“It’s very simple: lack of respect for the president. They would never say that to me. They would never say before we even talk. They want $10 billion a year, Mexico just asked for $10 billion a year. They would never ask it. I wouldn’t give them 10 cents,” Trump said.
