Breaking: President of Mexico Tweets He Is Meeting With Trump
Hugely Unpopular President Meets Hugely Unpopular Presidential Hopeful
Donald Trump will fly to Mexico City Wednesday to meet with the President of Mexico, the wildly unpopular Enrique Peña Nieto.Â
After a story broke in the Washington Post late Tuesday night, Trump tweeted he had accepted the Mexican leader’s invitation, and the Mexican president later confirmed via Twitter the private meeting will take place Wednesday.
I have accepted the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2016
El Señor @realDonaldTrump ha aceptado esta invitación y se reunirá mañana en privado con el Presidente @EPN.
— Presidencia México (@PresidenciaMX) August 31, 2016
Fusion’s Jorge Ramos frames the meeting as one of a very unpopular president who is desperate:
Mexican President @epn is 1 of the most unpopular in history. He’s desperate. However he risks huge indignation if he doesn’t confront Trump
— JORGE RAMOS (@jorgeramosnews) August 31, 2016
Ramos gracefully neglects to note that Trump is equally unpopular and desperate.
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Important to understand the Mexican context here: Peña Nieto’s approval rating is abysmal: 23% earlier this month (https://t.co/e6YcAiLKkv).
— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) August 31, 2016
To this point, two headlines Peña Nieto faces THIS WEEK:
• Fired federal police chief over human rights abuses
• Plagiarized his law thesis— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) August 31, 2016
Mexico’s @epn throws Trump a ‘lifeline’ at a crucial time in the race. Amazing… https://t.co/aRHS6Wreg0
— José DÃaz-Briseño (@diazbriseno) August 31, 2016
Definitely seems PNieto will look weak if he doesn’t stand up to Trump. And Trump can’t be seen “softening” either. https://t.co/KPzrBLdjFU
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 31, 2016
I can’t imagine two people who are disliked more by Mexicans than Donald Trump and Enrique Peña Nieto.
— Mario A. Carrillo (@_mariocarrillo_) August 31, 2016
Confirmed #DumbAndDumberSummit happening tomorrow pic.twitter.com/FiDMt0N9cU
— Laura MartÃnez ® (@miblogestublog) August 31, 2016
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