Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on “This Week” Sunday morning and this clip caught our eye. So much for Mexico paying for the wall anytime soon: “We had no conversation about that issue…”:
Despite Trump campaign promise, Sec. Tillerson had "no conversation" with Mexico on paying for border wall https://t.co/kIpge1F4Tu #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/6tdxXWhJRK
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 9, 2017
Also note if you didn’t watch the clip above, Tillerson totally dodged when asked point blank, “Is it the policy of the United States that Mexico must pay for that wall?” From ABC:
“That’s surprising to me … since President Trump spoke about it so often during the campaign,” Stephanopoulos said. “Is it the policy of the United States that Mexico must pay for that wall?”
“George, it’s just not part of our discussions between the foreign minister and myself,” Tillerson said.
Tillerson also talked up how much illegal immigration has fallen since Trump took office (which is a good thing), but that also cuts the need for a wall in the first place. To be continued…
Sen. Marco Rubio, who was also a guest on “This Week,” poured more agua fría on the idea that Mexico will pay for the wall:
"And let me just say, Mexico's not going to pay for the wall," @MarcoRubio says on @ThisWeekABC.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 9, 2017
.@marcorubio says border wall came up in his talks with Mexican foreign minister: "Let me just say, Mexico's not going to pay for the wall." pic.twitter.com/pMsgBPzL4b
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) April 9, 2017
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