Sitting directly beside Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto ahead of their bilateral meeting at the G-20 summit on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he still “absolutely” wants Mexico to pay for a multi-billion dollar border wall along the countries’ shared border. Trump reportedly referred to Nieto as his “friend” and said the pair was making “very good progress” on discussions of transnational issues like the NAFTA negotiations. Trump, do you still want Mexico to pay for the wall?”“Absolutely,” he replied, according to pool reports. Trump has advocated for the wall since his presidential campaign kicked off in 2015, when has infamously said that when Mexico “sends its people ... They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime.

Source: Huffington Post July 07, 2017 17:37 UTC