Former President Donald Trump boasted this Saturday that he had pressured the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to accept the controversial “stay in Mexico” migrant plan and send soldiers to the border.
In his first campaign speech in New Hampshire, the Republican recalled that a representative from Mexico, who he described as a socialist, entered the room.
“We need 20,000 soldiers at the border and for no one to cross into the United States, for everyone to stay in Mexico,” said Trump, who said the Mexican official responded: “No.”
“I told him, look, if they don’t approve it, we are going to impose tariffs on all the vehicles they are selling in our country, some tariffs of 25 percent, and we are going to impose tariffs of 25 percent on all the products they make in Mexico. “.
According to Trump, the Mexican official asked him for 5 minutes to make a phone call. “They know who he tagged,” Trump told the audience.
“I called the President (AMLO) and he told me, sir, we will be honored to give you 28,000 soldiers and we will be honored to keep everyone in Mexico.”
This week it was revealed by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard wanted to hide the agreement.
In his speech, Trump went from criticizing Biden and the Democrats to disparaging comments about transgender people, mocking people who promote the use of electric stoves and electric cars.
