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Donald Trump tells Mexico to take care of 'bad hombres' or America will Donald Trump threatens to send US troops to Mexico to deal with 'bad hombres'
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President Trump threatened his Mexico counterpart Wednesday by warning that he’d send US troops to stop “bad hombres down there” if the Mexican military fails to do so. President Trump threatened to send US troops south of the border if his Mexican counterpart fails to stop “bad hombres" in the country.
The Associated Press obtained an excerpt of the phone conversation’s transcript that excluded Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's response. He reportedly made the comments while the two spoke over the phone last Friday. The Associated Press obtained an excerpt of conversation’s transcript that excluded Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's response.
“You have a bunch of bad hombres down there. You aren’t doing enough to stop them," Mr Trump told Mr Pena Nieto. "I think your military is scared. Our military isn’t, so I just might send them down to take care of it.”
Both the White House and Mexico have since denied that the threat was made.Both the White House and Mexico have since denied that the threat was made.
"The negative statements you refer to did not occur during said telephone call,” the Mexican Foreign Relations Department told the press agency. “On the contrary, the tone was constructive.”"The negative statements you refer to did not occur during said telephone call,” the Mexican Foreign Relations Department told the press agency. “On the contrary, the tone was constructive.”
The phone call was meant to patch up any tensions between the two leaders but the transcript suggests that President Trump is still using the same brash talk that he used on the campaign trail to conduct official business in the White House. The phone call was meant to patch up tensions between the two leaders but the transcript suggests that President Trump is still using the same brash talk that he used on the campaign trail to conduct official business in the White House.
"You have a bunch of bad hombres down there," Mr Trump reportedly told Mr Pena Nieto. "You aren't doing enough to stop them. I think your military is scared. Our military isn't, so I just might send them down to take care of it."
Both leaders recently had a public fallout after Mexico adamantly declined to ever pay for President Trump’s massive wall along the southern US-Mexico border. Some estimates suggest the wall could cost between $15 and $25 billion.Both leaders recently had a public fallout after Mexico adamantly declined to ever pay for President Trump’s massive wall along the southern US-Mexico border. Some estimates suggest the wall could cost between $15 and $25 billion.
In a separate report, Mexican journalist Dolía Estévez published a similar interpretation of the call, adding that the bad hombres referred to drug cartels. He also said that President Trump had humiliated President Peña Nieto.In a separate report, Mexican journalist Dolía Estévez published a similar interpretation of the call, adding that the bad hombres referred to drug cartels. He also said that President Trump had humiliated President Peña Nieto.
“Trump signalled that Mexican soldiers are not doing a good job in combating narcotics trafficking, Mr Estévez writes, “and therefore suggested that he would have to send US troops to assume the duties of defeating the cartels.”“Trump signalled that Mexican soldiers are not doing a good job in combating narcotics trafficking, Mr Estévez writes, “and therefore suggested that he would have to send US troops to assume the duties of defeating the cartels.”