Appearing before the international relations commission in the lower house of Congress, Videgaray unleashed uncharacteristically tough talk on Donald Trump’s demand that Mexico pay for building a border, telling lawmakers that Mexico would not put a peso towards the construction costs. Trump had demanded Congress provide immediate funding for a border wall – even raising the possibility of a government shutdown – but appeared to be backing down on Tuesday. Both men subsequently spoke and agreed to not publicly discuss payment, though Trump took to Twitter again to advocate for building the border wall. Security analysts have questioned Trump’s assertion the wall will stop illegal drugs since most illegal merchandise passes through legal ports of entry. There’s also the irony, he said, of “funding the wall with a law named after a man who can tunnel through anything”.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2017 00:00 UTC