In what her government has called “a sign of solidarity,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel
will meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Friday.High on
the agenda during her two-day state visit to Mexico will be their mutual
political dilemma: President Trump.
From the launch of his presidential campaign two years ago through his early days in the White House, Trump made Mexico his punching bag. He called Mexican immigrants criminals, pledged to tax imports from Mexico and insisted that Mexico would pay for construction of a border wall.
But in recent months, he has extended his ire to a much wider circle of nations, many of which, like Mexico, are longtime U.S. allies.
Read more: Leaders of Mexico and Germany to meet in 'solidarity' against Trump - LA Times
From the launch of his presidential campaign two years ago through his early days in the White House, Trump made Mexico his punching bag. He called Mexican immigrants criminals, pledged to tax imports from Mexico and insisted that Mexico would pay for construction of a border wall.
But in recent months, he has extended his ire to a much wider circle of nations, many of which, like Mexico, are longtime U.S. allies.
Read more: Leaders of Mexico and Germany to meet in 'solidarity' against Trump - LA Times
