Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday that he has no opinion on the construction of a wall between the United States and Mexico.
López Obrador told journalists in his daily press conference that the construction of the border wall is a key component of President Trump
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“Well, I don’t have an opinion because it is a topic that was not discussed, it is not on our agenda,” said López Obrador.
The president was severely criticized in his country and among Mexican Americans after his trip to Washington, where he laser-focused on the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada and seemed to do everything possible to praise Trump’s treatment of Mexicans. in the United States.
López Obrador said Monday that he maintains cordial relations with Trump to avoid any confrontation with the United States government.
“I want to maintain a friendly relationship with the United States government because I think it is convenient for Mexicans. My adversaries wanted something more: they wanted a fight and it was not. We need to have a cooperative and friendly relationship with the United States. Government” López Obrador said.
Before taking office in December 2018, López Obrador had been one of Trump’s harshest critics in Mexico, even writing a book called “Listen, Trump” while on the campaign trail.
“The wall and demagoguery of patriotism are no match for the dignity and humanity of the American people,” López Obrador wrote in the book.
But that criticism has lessened, particularly as the coronavirus recession has devastated Mexico’s economy.
López Obrador praised his visit to Washington as a triumph because Trump “spoke of 36 million Mexicans in the United States.”
López Obrador later acknowledged that he does not support the wall, but declined to discuss his opposition and instead blamed Republicans and Democrats for its construction.
“I will not confront [Trump] on that subject that we don’t even want to mention. I just remember that all the governments of the United States have insisted on this issue, be it one party or the other, “said López Obrador.” And we do not agree with that issue, we do not address it, we are grateful that it was not. “He addressed that issue or others, and that the visit focused on the free trade agreement that is very important to us.”
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