The Mexican government denies a report by the Associated Press that alleges US President Donald Trump threatened President Enrique Pena Nieto with US military action to deal with the “bad hombres down there,” if Mexico was not willing to. Referring to drug trafficking across the border, Trump allegedly told Pena Nieto “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.” Eduardo Sanchez, a spokesman for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto says the report is a “downright lie.” Sputnik reports: The report claimed that Trump told Nieto during a January 27 phone call that he “was ready to send US troops to stop ‘bad hombres down there’ unless the Mexican military does more to control them.” “You have a bunch of bad hombres down there,” Trump allegedly told Nieto, according to the AP. “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.” The White House has stated that the comment was “lighthearted,” and Trump previously described the phone call as “friendly.” Meanwhile, Mexico denies that the comments happened at all. “I know it with absolute certainty, [...]
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