Trump threatens to send troops to Mexico

[Vegas Halo Fan]

President Trump Threatens to Send U.S. Troops to Mexico to Take Care of 'Bad Hombres'

President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send U.S. troops to stop "bad hombres down there" unless the Mexican military does more to control them itself, according to an excerpt of a transcript of the conversation obtained by The Associated Press.

The excerpt of the call did not make clear who exactly Trump considered "bad hombres," — drug cartels, immigrants, or both — or the tone and context of the remark, made in a Friday morning phone call between the leaders. It also did not contain Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's response.

"You have a bunch of bad hombres down there," Trump told Pena Nieto, according to the excerpt seen by 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."

A person with access to the official transcript of the phone call provided an excerpt to The Associated Press. The person gave it on condition of anonymity because the administration did not make the details of the call public.

 

"Bad hombres"? Has Trump been watching old Westerns?

[Jason]

I'm guessing many of their military are the bad hombres

 

[gotbeer]

I just watched Sicario again.  I'm sure Trump did too.

[JAHV76]

11 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

I just watched Sicario again.  I'm sure Trump did too.

That's a good flic 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

For what its worth, Mexico is denying that Trump threatened to send troops down. 

[UndertheHalo]

this seems just way, way way out there to me.  Even for Trump.  Strange to see Time reporting it.

Edited February 2, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

this seems just way, way way out there to me.  Even for Trump.  Strange to see Time reporting it.

It doesn't have to be true for people to believe it

[Jay]

5 hours ago, Jason said:

It doesn't have to be true for people to believe it

It doesn't have to be true for people to report it.

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

FAKE NEWS 

[Brandon]

i bet glen has already posted this on his facebook page telling everyone how upset he is and still fights the good fight arguing with others even though it gets debunked.

not as good as when he tried to bait everyone with the trump inauguration patriotism day link that clearly stated at the bottom obama and many others have also used their inaugurations to create a holiday commemorating their swear in day, but good nonetheless.

[Ordos]

It would be kinda funny if he did threaten, then Mexico gaslights him and says, "no you didn't"

[arch stanton]

If it was true the Mexicans could just threaten to come north and handle the US' out of control drug addiction that fuels their out of control cartels. We're just a continent full of enablers

[Glen]

1 hour ago, Warwick said:

i bet glen has already posted this on his facebook page telling everyone how upset he is and still fights the good fight arguing with others even though it gets debunked.

not as good as when he tried to bait everyone with the trump inauguration patriotism day link that clearly stated at the bottom obama and many others have also used their inaugurations to create a holiday commemorating their swear in day, but good nonetheless.

Wrong!

Seriously,  what's this hard-on you have for me and why are bringing up Facebook stuff here? If it bugs you,  unfollow or unfriend me. 

[Brandon]

oh, you really did? haha

i was just joking dude, but had a hunch. i'm not here or on fb much these days. you just strike me as the type of dude to argue with random people in the comments section of youtube videos and other peoples political facebook posts.

[Glen]

I do that occasionally, but I'm cutting back.  But never on youtube.  I have standards.

[Ordos]

We're all schmucks enough here to be arguing with random people and political posts on a baseball forum. Just a matter of the medium.

[AngelsLongBall]

1 hour ago, Ordos said:

We're all schmucks enough here to be arguing with random people and political posts on a baseball forum. Just a matter of the medium.