Mexican president: We will not pay for the wall

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said Wednesday his country “will not pay for any wall,” defying the claims US President Donald Trump has made. But he did not cancel his trip planned for the United States next week.

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“Mexico does not believe in walls. I’ve said time again; Mexico will not pay for any wall,” he said in a video statement posted to Twitter and translated by CNN from Spanish.

Peña Nieto said he would wait for a final report from his top officials who arrived in Washington Wednesday to meet with the Trump administration, and previous meetings with Mexican legislators, before deciding which steps he would take next.

Peña Nieto also said he had ordered government agencies to step up protection for immigrants.

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