Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
If Donald Trump is elected president and implements what he’s already outlined in various ways as a massive shakeup of the Washington establishment structure, historians might pinpoint Aug. 31, 2016, as the day the world really took notice.
That’s because he accepted a simple invitation from the president of Mexico to come and visit, and politicians on both sides of the border erupted with antagonism.
On the U.S. side, Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign trotted out all of the inflammatory comments Trump has made over the Mexico-U.S. issues, such as the porous border that allows Mexicans to break U.S. law and enter illegally, the drug cartels that operate with impunity on the Mexican side, and more.
“From the first days of his campaign, Donald Trump has painted Mexicans as ‘rapists’ and criminals and has promised to deport 16 million people, including children and U.S. citizens. He has said we should force Mexico to pay for his giant border wall. He has said we should ban remittances to families in Mexico if Mexico doesn’t pay up. What ultimately matters is what Donald Trump says to voters in Arizona, not Mexico, and whether he remains committed to the splitting up of families and deportation of millions,” said a statement from Jennifer Palmieri, a spokeswoman for Hillary for America.
And from south of the border came the words of the outraged former President Vicente Fox, who called it political exploitation.
“It’s a very opportunistic move, and I hope U.S. public opinion, U.S. citizens can see this and finally, and finally see what is behind Trump, the false prophet that is just cheating everybody,” Fox said during a Skype chat, Politico reported.
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The visit Wednesday was at the invitation of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, and to Trump supporters was a display of his presidential capabilities – the willingness to meet with, and even work with, someone with whom he’s had significant disagreements.
Rep. Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate, said that the visit is simply a glimpse of Trump’s abilities as president.
“I don’t know where Hillary Clinton is. I heard she’s going to Cincinnati today but I think the American people can see quite a contrast between Donald Trump – who gets an invitation from a world leader, drops what he’s doing even with a major speech tonight – and heads down to Mexico to sit down with the president of that country to begin a conversation about how we move the interests of the American people forward and how we work with our neighbors in a more constructive and effective way,” Pence said.
He said it’s a real-time opportunity to see what Trump’s leadership is like.
“The opportunity to sit down with our neighbors to the south and to have these two leaders begin a relationship that will be a foundation for negotiations I think should be a real insight to millions of Americans who are getting a glimpse here of the kind of president that Donald Trump will be,” he continued.
But the outrage flamed out from the statements of a multitude.
Former Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala de Calderon said on social media, Trump is “not welcome.”
“Mexicans have dignity and repudiate his hate speech,” she claimed.
Much of the rancor is over Trump’s desire to build a security wall along the Mexican border, and have Mexico pay for it, as a first step in tightening security, eliminating a flood of illegal aliens that now are costing American taxpayers billions in health care, education, housing and other assistance.
Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who has vowed his country wouldn’t pay a cent, retweeted the message from his wife, and Mexican-born Univision broadcaster Jorge Ramos said, “In simple terms, today’s meeting is between 2 of the most despised and hated people by millions of Mexicans on both sides of the border.”
Other railings:
- Roberto Gil Zuarth, the senate president in Mexico, said the meeting only legitimized his “proposal of demagogy and hate.”
- Guadalajara Mayor Enrique Alfaro Ramirez blamed Nieto for issuing the invitation: “A person who openly incites hatred, racism, violence and even war, should not be invited into our country. After treating Mexicans like he has, his visit offends our dignity.”
- Former Mexican ambassador to the U.S. Miguel Basanez wrote, “I deeply regret the invitation.”
- “I want to hide,” wrote Jorge Guajardo, who was Mexico consul in Austin previously.
Politico’s Kyle Cheney and Ben Schreckinger pointed out the trip could be a gamble for Trump.
“If he can go down there and look statesmanlike while at the same time being firm for what he stands for, then I think it helps shape people’s perceptions of him as to what he would be like if he’s actually president,” Steve Munisteri told the outlet. He’s former chairman of the Texas GOP.
“This is a chance for him to demonstrate to the American people what it would be like to have Trump as president, what it would be like if he was dealing with foreign leaders.”
The report pointed out the hurdles, however, since Trump last year described Mexico as “not a … friend,” based on its policies and actions.
Nieto had invited both Trump and Clinton to visit, and Trump confirmed his visit plans. Clinton’s campaign said its candidate would meet with Nieto later.
Buzzfeed reported that the meeting would be an important test of his ability to sway foreign leaders.
Meanwhile, at least part of the frustration on the part of the Clinton campaign was that Trump stole a march on her and is meeting first with the leader of America’s neighbor to the sought.
She repeatedly has touted her international travel experiences as secretary of state already.
The meeting was to focus on trade, security and immigration, and came just as the L.A. times poll revealed 45.3 percent support for Trump and 41.9 percent support for Clinton.
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