Donald Trump, Mexican President discuss border wall at meeting in Mexico

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Donald Trump唐纳德·特朗普, Mexican President discuss border wall at meeting in Mexico City

In a joint appearance with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto Wednesday afternoon during his surprise trip to Mexico City, Donald Trump said the pair’s discussion was “substantive, direct and constructive” and that they discussed Trump’s signature proposal of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border—but did not discuss who would pay for the wall.

“We discussed the wall,” Trump told reporters after meeting privately with Peña Nieto. “We didn’t discuss payment of the wall.”

Trump, the Republican nominee, has made illegal immigration a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, frequently invoking his claim that Mexico will pay for a wall along the border between the two countries.

In a tweet following the event, Peña Nieto said in Spanish that he made it clear to Trump that Mexico will not pay for the wall—and that the two went on to other topics afterward.