Trump’s plane hasn’t yet touched down in Mexico, and this last-minute trip is already going poorly—on both sides of the border. After “more than a year of mocking” Mexico, Trump is going to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Not surprisingly, the reaction so far isn’t great.
- Politico: Mexico rages against Trump visit
- The Guardian: Donald Trump’s visit to Mexico is greeted with hostility online
- New York Times: Donald Trump to Visit Mexico After More Than a Year of Mocking It
- Slate: Donald Trump Announces Surprise Trip to Mexico. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- BBC: Mexicans tell Trump: ‘You’re not welcome’
- Daily Beast: Trump Flies to Mexico to Meet President Who Called Him ‘Hitler’
- Think Progress: That Time The President Of Mexico Compared Donald Trump To Hitler
- Los Angeles Times: Trump’s chaotic day includes a Mexico visit and an immigration speech, but it might not clarify his policy
- Elisabeth Malkin [email protected] : An example of the rage in Mexico: “The stupidest thing in the history of the Mexican presidency…”
Retweeted Jesús Silva-Herzog M @jshm00: La mayor estupidez en la historia de la presidencia mexicana. No tiene paralelo lo que acaban de anunciar. [8/30/16 11:38 p.m. ET]
- Gerald F Seib [email protected] : Many Mexicans aren’t happy with invitation to Trump to visit: “This is appeasement of the worst kind.” http://on.wsj.com/2c3kZ1p via @WSJ [8/31/16 7:02 a.m. ET]
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Greg Sargent [email protected]
: Trump visiting Mexico, and Stephen Bannon wants him to do something “audacious”: https://www.washingtonpost.
com/politics … [8/31/16 6:33 a.m. ET]
- David Corn [email protected] : Looking forward to photo of Trump wearing a sombrero and eating a taco bowl in Mexico. (Do they have taco bowls there?) [8/31/16 10:13 p.m. ET]
- Matthew Yglesias [email protected] : Mexico trip is a bad idea for Trump because it would remind people of the actual duties of the presidency and how unsuited he is to them. [8/31/16 9:13 p.m. ET]
- Kirk Semple @KirkSemple: Mexicans have demonstrated time and again a remarkable ability to organize street protests. What’s in the works for tomorrow’s Trump visit? [8/31/16 12:04 a.m. ET]
- David Axelrod [email protected] : Hard to imagine that @EPN, who has his own political problems, doesn’t use @realDonaldTrump as a piñata. Trump is toxic in Mexico. [8/31/16 7:48 a.m. ET]
- Arturo Sarukhan [email protected] _Sarukhan This legitimizes Trump & his xenophobia & sends the message that there is no cost bashing Mexico & Mexican migrants https://t.co/NXBLO2bKnj [8/30/16 11:25 p.m. ET]
- José Díaz-Briseño [email protected] Backlash among US Latino community vs Mexico Prez 4 meeting Trump starts pouring. @UNITEDWEDREAM doesnt mince words
Retweeted United We Dream @UNITEDWEDREAM
Shame on Mexican President, @EPN, for meeting with Trump (who has called Mexican immigrants rapists) and neglecting his own people. -uwdA [8/30/16 11:38 p.m. ET]
- Julia Hartley-Brewer [email protected] : Donald Trump is going to Mexico today. Top tip, America: build that wall today and stop the Mexicans from sending him back. [8/31/16 4:25 a.m. ET]
- Jill Twiss [email protected] : Quick! While Trump’s in Mexico, let’s build a wall to keep him out [8/30/16 11:35 p.m. ET]