This looks like one of those stories that is going to burn up in the atmosphere of social media before it makes the broadcast news, but who knows? Word on Twitter is that President Donald Trump threatened to invade Mexico during a phone call with President Enrique Peña Nieto.
WOW https://t.co/WdLdZaUBXR pic.twitter.com/7D9vkM0xve
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) February 1, 2017
Trump threatened to invade Mexico, AP reports https://t.co/Itcr31PuC0
— Noel Randewich (@randewich) February 1, 2017
SO @realDonaldTrump threatened to invade Mexico. https://t.co/Y9KPZgH2ON
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) February 1, 2017
AP: Trump threatened to unilaterally send troops to Mexico because of "bad hombres" on call w/ country's president https://t.co/bPeWKO4V8M
— Ben Schreckinger (@SchreckReports) February 1, 2017
In other news, Donald Trump literally threatened to invade Mexico. From official transcript of call with Mexico's president: pic.twitter.com/OmpweuiSDJ
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) February 2, 2017
President Trump threatens to send U.S. troops to Mexico to take care of 'bad hombres' https://t.co/tGqwdnfVey
— TIME (@TIME) February 1, 2017
anyway, apparently the president just threatened to invade Mexico https://t.co/vUFmOoSYTP
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) February 1, 2017
AP: Trump threatened to send US troops to Mexico to stop "bad hombres down there," in phone call w/Mexican president https://t.co/S26HOIbQrE pic.twitter.com/sWEHLBRvjX
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 1, 2017
?????? https://t.co/2TnnKHRfmQ
— Jessica Taylor (@JessicaTaylor) February 1, 2017
Invade Mexico? Apparently those NAFTA talk are going to be "aggressive negotiations"
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2017
Invading Mexico? That’s kind of big news. Unless, of course, it’s fake news. Time to tap the brakes again.
Dept of healthy skepticism: Both sides of the US-Mexico call are denying reports Trump threatened to send troops. FWIW.
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) February 1, 2017
Yes, if it did happen, then both sides have an incentive to deny it. But it is indeed possible the threat didn’t happen. Grains of salt etc.
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) February 1, 2017
This whole AP story is kind of oddly sourced, would be hesitant to leap out too far ahead of it https://t.co/yCrwY2X2by
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) February 1, 2017
So I'm conflicted between Trump's propensity to say things like he'll invade Mexico & the media's miserable track record since Jan. 20.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) February 1, 2017
Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday reached out via Twitter to the reporter who broke the story to clear up some absolute falsehoods and clarify that the tone of the call was constructive.
Aclaración de la #SRE a nota @DoliaEstevez @AristeguiOnline @ProyectoPuente pic.twitter.com/f1EhtFTqYd
— SRE México (@SRE_mx) February 1, 2017
Mexico's State Department says that .@potus did not threaten to send US military to Mexico during call with @epn, despite news reports https://t.co/rs3jbbyrdp
— Salvador Hernandez (@SalHernandez) February 1, 2017
Mexico’s State Dept to reporter @DoliaEstevez who got scoop: “Whoever was your confidential source on this side of the border, lied to you."
— Salvador Hernandez (@SalHernandez) February 1, 2017
"despite news reports"
Man, am I getting tired of seeing that. https://t.co/uEy6IoaG6U— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) February 2, 2017
Mexican president's spokesman tells me reports that Trump told Pena Nieto that he may send US army across border are "false."
— Laurent Thomet (@LThometAFP) February 2, 2017
fake news called out in Mexico https://t.co/aAaBeDKvOi
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) February 2, 2017
Political Twitter:
"Trump told Mexico he'll deploy military for bad hombres." 50,000 RTs
"Mexican gov't calls report on Trump false." 22 RTs— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) February 2, 2017
For what it’s worth, the White House also says an invasion of Mexico is not in the works.
The White House tells me POTUS did not threaten to invade Mexico. https://t.co/93Np22bgUm
— Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) February 1, 2017
@AndrewBeatty well that's comforting. Did they just deny the conversation the AP reported altogether?
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 1, 2017
@jonfavs They denied a similar report from Mexico earlier in the day. https://t.co/t6oF9e9H0F I think they are reading the AP report.
— Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) February 1, 2017
The time from bullshit alarmist report to retraction is narrowing https://t.co/QNeIVj5u5w
— Mat (@sunnyright) February 1, 2017
@AndrewBeatty you gotta admit, regardless of how it turns out this is an amazing tweet
— Liam Liwanag Burke (@liamlburke) February 1, 2017
@AndrewBeatty "TRUMP DENIES THREATENING TO INVADE MEXICO, BUT RUMORS PERSIST"
— Liam Liwanag Burke (@liamlburke) February 1, 2017
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Update:
Crisis averted?
CNN: @POTUS said: "You have some pretty tough hombres in Mexico that you may need help with. We are willing to help with that big-league"
— Rodrigo (@RodrigoEBR) February 2, 2017
So, according to @CNN, @AP and @DoliaEstevez were quoting a readout. @CNN is reporting the actual transcript
— Rodrigo (@RodrigoEBR) February 2, 2017
