Critics mock 'Donny deals' after Trump met with brutal fact check from Mexico's president [View all]

Source: Raw Story

Social media critics collectively laughed at Donald Trump on Wednesday night after the president-elect appeared to get a brutal fact-check from the president of Mexico.

Trump bragged earlier in the day that Mexico agreed to help him close the U.S.-Mexico border following his threats to levy a significant tariff on the country.

"Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo," Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday night. "She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border."

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Sheinbaum Pardo refuted Trump's claim on X, however, insisting she explained Mexico's comprehensive strategy to address illegal immigration while respecting human rights.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-mexico/

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Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post summarized it as "So Mexico agrees to do the thing it's already been doing, and Trump claims victory. Sounds about right,"

Also, I have to wonder if this is tRUMP's way of saving face when he backs off of his ridiculous tariff threats.