Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Trump: didn't discuss who would pay for border wall with Nieto

Republican presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, says he didn't discuss who would pay for a border wall in his meeting in Mexico City, with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

He said he'd had a 'substantive, direct' discussion with the Mexican president, and stressed his respect for Mexican-Americans and the country itself.

Mr Trump has made the building of a wall along the US border with Mexico, a centerpiece of his presidential campaign.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

IN:  " Mr Trump...
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DUR: 45 seconds


ALT

Donald Trump signaled he had not demanded that the Mexican government pay for the wall he wants to build to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexican border into the United States.

IN:  " We did discuss...
OUT: as you know."
DUR: 18 seconds


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Donald Trump insisted that Mexico and the US had a mutual interest in cracking down on illegal immigration, and drug crime, inisting he would work together with the Mexican president.

IN: " There is crime as you know...
OUT: ...solved."
DUR: 24 seconds


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Donald Trump insisted that he wanted to keep manufacturing jobs in the US, for the benefit of both Mexico and the US.

IN: " There are many improvements...
OUT: ...from all over the world."
DUR: 24 seconds