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AP: Trump Threatened to Send U.S. Troops to Mexico in Call with Peña Nieto

HeadlineFeb 02, 2017

Meanwhile, the Associated Press is reporting Trump reportedly threatened to send U.S. troops to Mexico during a phone call with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Friday. According to excerpts of the transcript obtained by the Associated Press, Trump told Peña Nieto, “You have a bunch of bad hombres down there. You aren’t doing enough to stop them. I think your military is scared. Our military isn’t, so I just might send them down to take care of it.”

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