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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Trump's unpredictability shown in transcript of call with Mexican president

A transcript of a phone call between President Trump and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto reveals Trump being willing to cut off relations if Pena Nieto kept saying Mexico wouldn’t pay for the border wall.

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By Madeleine Brand • Aug 3, 2017 • 1 min read

A transcript of a phone call between President Trump and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto reveals Trump being willing to cut off relations if Pena Nieto kept saying Mexico wouldn’t pay for the border wall.

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