Trump Mocked After Mexico's President Blows Up His Brag About Their Call
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Problem solved, Trump claims.
Donald Trump seemed to offer alternative facts on Wednesday about his call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and was swiftly rebutted by the leader herself, prompting mockery on social media.
In a post on Truth Social, the president-elect declared that Sheinbaum had “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border.”
Shortly afterwards, Sheinbaum posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, about the conversation, saying, “we reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders, but to build bridges between governments and communities.”
Both leaders characterized the call as positive. The two spoke after Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico as soon as he takes office. He also vowed a 10% tariff on goods from China.
Trump said the tariffs would remain in place until “such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!”
The former Fox News host was asked to address his onetime friend, who has promised mass deportations of undocumented people.
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