Thread: President of Mexico cancels visit to US
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Old 01-26-2017, 11:06 AM  
2MuchMark
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The first foreign government to act on a tweet from Trump

"The U.S. has a 60 billion dollar trade deficit with Mexico. It has been a one-sided deal from the beginning of NAFTA with massive numbers...of jobs and companies lost. If Mexico is unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall, then it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting." Trump 1-26-2017

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...15820391305216

6 days in office and his Twitter has impacted foreign policy & negotiations

I think Trump thinks he can pay for the wall using a Trade Deficit. I don't think he knows what that term means.
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