(CNN) President Donald Trump said Friday that there was no need for a summit with the Presidents of Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador because "they understand" the implications of his recent move to cut stabilizing aid to the Central American countries. Trump's dismissal of a summit comes in light of a recent uptick in Mexico's apprehensions of migrants at its southern border, shared with Central America. When asked by Fox News' Griff Jenkins in an interview set to air Saturday whether he should arrange a summit with the four Presidents, Trump said such a meeting was unnecessary. I think we've done very well without the summit," the President said on "Fox and Friends Weekend." And I respectfully told -- and I thank him very much because for the last four days it's been great."

Source: CNN April 06, 2019 02:03 UTC