Trump meets with President of Mexico this morning - An onsite analysis

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Trump to meet with Mexican President prior to today’s major immigration speech
posted at 8:01 am on August 31, 2016 by Larry O'Connor

In a surprise Twitter announcement, Donald Trump revealed he will be meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto this morning:

Trump is also scheduled to deliver a much-anticipated speech on his immigration policy later today in Arizona.

It’s an interesting and surprising strategy from Trump considering Pena Nieto is on the record comparing Trump to Hitler and Mussolini:

Asked by Excelsior whether there was a “scenario” under which Mexico would pay if Trump won the presidency, Pena Nieto was clear. “There is no scenario,” he said. “I have to say that I regret (the plan), and of course, I can’t agree with this American politician’s position.”



Pena Nieto attacked the “populism” of the Trump campaign, which he said sought to put forward “very easy, simple solutions to problems that are obviously not that easy to solve.”

“And there have been episodes in human history, unfortunately, where these expressions of this strident rhetoric have only led to very ominous situations in the history of humanity,” the Mexican president added.

“That’s how Mussolini got in, that’s how Hitler got in, they took advantage of a situation, a problem perhaps, which humanity was going through at the time, after an economic crisis.

This is a chance for Trump to show that he can play the role of statesman and diplomat. After all, if he’s willing to meet with the Mexican President after all of the rhetoric from his campaign and the vitriol from critics of his order security policy, he could do business with anyone. The meeting cuts directly across one of the more effective memes of the Clinton campaign in which the former Secretary of State has been able to capitalize on the perception that Trump is an inexperienced loose cannon who would embarrass the United States on the international stage.

If Pena Nieto decides to grandstand and trash Trump after the meeting by suggesting that he is unqualified to deal with international issues, he could actually help Trump by making the GOP candidate look like “the bigger man” and allow the billionaire real estate magnet to proclaim that it’s the Mexican government that is intransigent and this is why the US needs to take a hard line.

Either way, Trump seems to have pull off an impressive political maneuver similar to his last-minute trip to Louisiana ten days ago to aid the flood relief effort. While Trump shows decisive and bold action, Hillary Clinton sits on the side and plays out the clock.

Que fascinante.
SOURCE URL: http://hotair.com/archives/2016/08/31/trump-meet-mexican-president-prior-todays-major-immigration-speech/


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  • Posted by Herb7734 7 years, 7 months ago
    Mexico's invitation was never meant to be accepted. By accepting it and actually going there Trump caught President Pena Watsisname's pants at half mast. I think it was a brilliant move on Trump's part, confirms that when he says he'll meet with leaders, he'll actually meet with leaders. Of course, Trump says one thing about the meeting and was complimentary, while Pena Potatohead disparaged the whole thing. By doing that, Trump illustrated the difference between positive forthrightness and petty weaseling.
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    • Posted by term2 7 years, 7 months ago
      The mexican government has to be upset about all the good people of Mexico leaving there because their government policies are so stupid. The illegal immigration problem is really THEIR problem. Their government is so bad that their own people will go through all the hell of finding their way up here, just to feed their families. That says something right there.
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      • Posted by $ 7 years, 6 months ago
        Theysay the same thing about are one party system. and the immigration flow is in reverse flow right now. Has been for the last few years. They go where the jobs are and where the wages pay enough to live. When I showed them a seven us dollar one burrito and coffee receipt and they hurriedly computed times 18, 126 pesos? No way. Sure and propina too (tip) That was Jack In The Crack and wasn't even real food. Mexicans coming home to find work and live with famiiles is not unusual anymore. The Obama Economy is fixing the problem on it's own except - where are the gringos going to go?

        Why Mexico of course? Your devalued US dollar is worth 2.5 times as much down here.
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  • Posted by term2 7 years, 7 months ago
    I was impressed by Trump's speech and the fact he talked with the mexican president. USA and Mexico need to co-exist, and to do that agreements need to be made. The USA needs to control its borders IF we want to have a country, and we need to definitely control and limit citizenship to people who accept our basic values about freedom and the consitution- otherwise we have no country.

    Check out the two border services tv series on netflix (Canada, and Australia)- these two countries have tight control over their borders. No wonder we dont hear about immigration related issues there !! If you have so much as a DUI, you cant even visit either place. What Trump is suggesting isnt so unusual at all. We just dont protect our country very well under Obama and definitely under Hillary. She cant even protect a lousy embassy building. How is she going to protect our country?
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    • Posted by $ 7 years, 6 months ago
      First time in almost eight years I've seen someone look Presidential. and Ij noticed diplomatic protocols were strictly observed. That says a lot for both Pena and Trump.
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  • Posted by peterchunt 7 years, 7 months ago
    No question that he (Trump) has been acting far more Presidential in the last few weeks. The polls are beginning to reflect that his programs are far better than Hillary’s. He is certainly not an Objectivist, but head and shoulders over his opponent who is a closet socialist (more taxes, more big government, even wanting price controls).
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    • Posted by jeffdhurley1 7 years, 7 months ago
      Standard Trump MO . Bloviate and exaggerate get the press for free . Put the opponents on the defense and keep them there . Make outrageous demands and be unpredictable ...until it comes time for the nut-cuttery . Then he is and has always been business first make the deal close the deal and move on . Saw this coming when he started . Has played the media like a cheap fiddle .
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      • Posted by term2 7 years, 7 months ago
        I say he did a good thing. Open negotiations and stick up for America. Mexico can look out for Mexico. There ARE common problems and solutions need to be found. Negotiation is negotiation- just the way it is. I bid low, you demand high, and we finally agree on something.
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      • Posted by peterchunt 7 years, 7 months ago
        So glad we finally have a presidential candidate who is “business-first”. That is the engine of the economy, not big (and getting bigger) government preached by the other side.
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        • Posted by term2 7 years, 7 months ago
          The USA and Mexico will come to some agreement to stop the rampant illegality thats going on at our borders. Mexico is losing a lot of good people because there are no opportunities there, and the USA is letting in a lot of bad people (not only from mexico but other places too). The result of Trump sticking up for USA and the mexican president sticking up for Mexico will result in a solution to the problems.
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  • Posted by $ 7 years, 7 months ago
    Clinton ignores Mexico that has not gone un-noticed and does not hold sway with all the Latino American Population.

    But down here south of the border her racist side is a subject of some discussion.

    To correct one story it is NOT true that a third option is to pay Mexico to build a wall - though they would welcome the employment. That started we think as a chistozo or joke.

    But the reaction from Clinton is yet another example of a subject they should not want to discuss giving the inexperience of the former Secretary of State in anything but .....the Clinton Foundation bottom line. Meeting 16,000 people in four years or 4,000 per year or 11 per day counting Sat. Sun. and Holidays etc doesn't leave much time for meaningful conversation but 89 certainly seems to have been successful.
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    • Posted by $ 7 years, 7 months ago
      Got a call from the GF and she mentioned the town is very very quiet typical Wednesday. Asked where I herd all this stuff about it. Naturally Mexicans are either siding with Pena or not depending on which of seven parties they are in But not much in the news maybe tomorrow or tomorrow 's newpapers.
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    • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 7 years, 7 months ago
      Halting illegal immigration and the 20 Billion dollars it send to Mexico each year would pay for the wall. With a little creative thought, Trump threatening Mexico with halting a $20B a year reliable revenue stream would compel Mexico to offer to pay for said wall provided DT softened his stance to allow the money to keep flowing South.

      Par for the course, we in Arizona and other border states gets screwed, the American politicians past-time.
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      • Posted by $ 7 years, 7 months ago
        Local Cement company owner here in Mexico said he wouldn't mind being in on some of the contracts.Ever since 2008 when the gringos went broke it's been a touch and go economy we're trying to rebuild it.
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      • Posted by $ 7 years, 7 months ago
        No telling but both know how to deal and one is a politician. He's interested in investments in Mexico and jobs for Mexicans not trade with Europe .Trump is famous for making deals he'll be looking at fast vetting of applicants for felons, an imiproved Green Card and Bracero Program. More affordable Mexian passports fo their citizens not PERHAPS not granting amnesty but bracero or green card registration for getting rid of some namely the felons and law breakers, To name some of the important items. Also expansioni of the Sonora Free Zone.

        And so what. Meaningless if he isn't elected, a head start if he is elected. What you would rather have MSNBC make the deal?
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        • Posted by $ 7 years, 7 months ago
          As for Politcos point of view the town here is quiet work as normal no one in the streets, no one in a rage Answered a couple of questions they hadn't heard about any rage filled whatever. Most spirited discussion were two gringos. Big Mystery unless further is forthcoming but here it's a ghost town 62 shopping carts outside the store and four inside.
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  • Posted by $ 7 years, 6 months ago
    Still haven't met anyone who knows anything about these huge riots and protests and demonstrations down here. Some even called their friends in Tampico and Mexico saying the answer was "Que?"

    For the record in local politics Pena would catch grief for anything he said, did, or wil do from supporters of the other party (that would be six or so.) But considering the current heat it's unlikely. My friend from the local cement plant said to reimind the USA they should include labor and contractors from both sides of the border. sand would be happy to talk specifics for his mixing and pouring crews? Jobs are jobs.
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  • Posted by $ 7 years, 6 months ago
    ABC managed to no to not only spin but twist the even so fast, so tight and in so short a time I thought they were starting a pretzel business. Spin is another word for deceit. Twist is a historic dance step from the 60's and it was often done in short hot pants. --- ---- pants on fire hanging from a telephone wire Naturally the left having no where else to copycatted the racist remarks of Clinton. PS If you have to ask what is 'telephone wire' I envy your age. 20 plus years without TV and I'm once in a while reminded what a good choice that was. ABC top of the list.
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