In a display of outlandish political jiu-jitsu, Donald Trump traveled to Mexico Wednesday to meet with Enrique Peña Nieto, that country’s president. Despite their meeting tearing completely apart at the seams on Twitter only a few hours later, it seems that overall, Trump’s trip was a success – if for no other reason than for getting under the Hillary Clinton campaign’s skin.
In an effort to push back against any imagery of Trump looking presidential, the Clinton campaign released this web ad, making the case that Trump is not being truthful about his date with the country next door.
The title card reappears – “Imagine he finally has the chance to negotiate with that country’s president.” Though, it should be noted, Trump is not the president of the United States, so there was surely no “negotiations” to be had at the Trump-Peña Nieto meeting.
“Imaging he gets shut down,” the screen reads. “Imagine he lies about it.” The ad then jumps to Trump telling reporters that the two discussed the wall, but not who was footing the bill. Then we see the Mexican president saying, “I was very clear and emphatic that Mexico won’t pay for the wall.”
“As a candidate, Donald Trump has already embarrassed us, on the world stage,” the screen reads. “Imagine him as president.”
It has been said that the two most hated men in Mexico Wednesday were Donald Trump and Enrique Peña Nieto, who is deeply unpopular in his country. But that begs the question: Why didn’t Peña Nieto call out Trump on stage when he claimed the two didn’t talk about “payment of the wall?” Surely a potshot against Trump would have given Peña Nieto brownie points at home.
Maybe he was nervous the wall would get another ten feet higher.
In an effort to push back against any imagery of Trump looking presidential, the Clinton campaign released this web ad, making the case that Trump is not being truthful about his date with the country next door.
Trump en México: Vergüenza
“Imagine a president promising to make another country pay for the centerpiece of his agenda,” the screen reads before showing a clip of Trump shouting “Who’s gonna’ pay for the wall?” The raucous crowd shouts back, “Mexico!”The title card reappears – “Imagine he finally has the chance to negotiate with that country’s president.” Though, it should be noted, Trump is not the president of the United States, so there was surely no “negotiations” to be had at the Trump-Peña Nieto meeting.
“Imaging he gets shut down,” the screen reads. “Imagine he lies about it.” The ad then jumps to Trump telling reporters that the two discussed the wall, but not who was footing the bill. Then we see the Mexican president saying, “I was very clear and emphatic that Mexico won’t pay for the wall.”
“As a candidate, Donald Trump has already embarrassed us, on the world stage,” the screen reads. “Imagine him as president.”
So who is telling the truth?
There were no journalists in the closed-door meeting between Trump and Peña Nieto, so there will likely never be proof of which leader is telling the truth – but Trump’s critics will speculate anyway.It has been said that the two most hated men in Mexico Wednesday were Donald Trump and Enrique Peña Nieto, who is deeply unpopular in his country. But that begs the question: Why didn’t Peña Nieto call out Trump on stage when he claimed the two didn’t talk about “payment of the wall?” Surely a potshot against Trump would have given Peña Nieto brownie points at home.
Maybe he was nervous the wall would get another ten feet higher.