Unclebaldrick
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So President Trump triumphantly announced his new tariff-saving agreement with Mexico that he will reveal to us "in the future - fully signed and documented."
Except the Foreign Minister of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard, says that there is no such deal.
So who do you believe?
Is it possible that Trump just made the whole thing up just to placate his feeble fan-base?
No Secret Immigration Deal Exists With U.S., Mexico’s Foreign Minister Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/...tion=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage
WASHINGTON — The Mexican foreign minister said Monday that no secret immigration deal existed between his country and the United States, directly contradicting President Trump’s claim on Twitter that a “fully signed and documented” agreement would be revealed soon.
Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s top diplomat, said at a news conference in Mexico City that there was an understanding that both sides would evaluate the flow of migrants in the coming months. And if the number of migrants crossing the United States border was not significantly reduced, he said, both sides had agreed to renew discussions about more aggressive changes to regional asylum rules that could make a bigger impact.
“Let’s have a deadline to see if what we have works and if not, then we will sit down and look at the measures you propose and those that we propose,” Mr. Ebrard said, describing the understanding reached by negotiators last week.
Mr. Trump has insisted for several days that the agreement reached with Mexico Friday evening is a strong one, rejecting criticism that it largely called upon the Mexicans to take actions to reduce the flow of immigration that they had already agreed to months earlier.
Except the Foreign Minister of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard, says that there is no such deal.
So who do you believe?
Is it possible that Trump just made the whole thing up just to placate his feeble fan-base?
No Secret Immigration Deal Exists With U.S., Mexico’s Foreign Minister Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/...tion=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage
WASHINGTON — The Mexican foreign minister said Monday that no secret immigration deal existed between his country and the United States, directly contradicting President Trump’s claim on Twitter that a “fully signed and documented” agreement would be revealed soon.
Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s top diplomat, said at a news conference in Mexico City that there was an understanding that both sides would evaluate the flow of migrants in the coming months. And if the number of migrants crossing the United States border was not significantly reduced, he said, both sides had agreed to renew discussions about more aggressive changes to regional asylum rules that could make a bigger impact.
“Let’s have a deadline to see if what we have works and if not, then we will sit down and look at the measures you propose and those that we propose,” Mr. Ebrard said, describing the understanding reached by negotiators last week.
Mr. Trump has insisted for several days that the agreement reached with Mexico Friday evening is a strong one, rejecting criticism that it largely called upon the Mexicans to take actions to reduce the flow of immigration that they had already agreed to months earlier.
