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[Poopadoop]

And it sounded to me like he meant they would pay for it economically, not by writing out a cheque.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Trump...eto_transcript

From the transcript:

Nieto: It has nothing to do with you personally, Mr. President. But it is an unthinkable that I cannot ignore this because we find this completely unacceptable for Mexicans to pay for the wall that you are thinking of building.

Trump: So what I would like to recommend is – if we are going to have continued dialogue – we will work out the wall. They are going to say, “who is going to pay for the wall, Mr. President?” to both of us, and we should both say, “we will work it out.” It will work out in the formula somehow. As opposed to you saying, “we will not pay” and me saying, “we will not pay.”

Nieto: This is what I suggest, Mr. President – let us stop talking about the wall. I have recognized the right of any government to protect its borders as it deems necessary and convenient. But my position has been and will continue to be very firm saying that Mexico cannot pay for that wall.

Trump: But you cannot say that to the press. The press is going to go with that and I cannot live with that. You cannot say that to the press because I cannot negotiate under those circumstances.

Nieto: I clearly understand what this issue constitutes for you in the United States. And for Mexico, it is also an issue that goes beyond the economic situation because this is an issue related to the dignity of Mexico and goes to the national pride of my country. Let us for now stop talking about the wall. Let us look for a creative way to solve this issue, for this to serve both are your government, my government, and both of our societies. Let us leave this topic – let us put it aside and let us find a creative way of looking into this issue.

Trump: Okay, Enrique, that is fine and I think it is fair. I do not bring up the wall but when the press brings up the wall, I will say, “let us see how it is going – let us see how it is working out with Mexico.”

[MadMojoMonkey]

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Trump...eto_transcript

Damn. That's a good read, poopy.

Give that a read, oskar. Loads of complete sentences by Trump, not even reading from a prompter. Actual diplomacy, even.
I'm even impressed. I didn't think he had that in him.

I guess business negotiations aren't all that different from international negotiations. At least, there's a lot of transferable skills.

[Poopadoop]

Damn. That's a good read, poopy.

Give that a read, oskar. Loads of complete sentences by Trump, not even reading from a prompter. Actual diplomacy, even.
I'm even impressed. I didn't think he had that in him.

Me neither frankly. Actual grammar and sentence structure and all that.

I guess business negotiations aren't all that different from international negotiations. At least, there's a lot of transferable skills.

yea, but he was basically trying to negotiate something for nothing. That's usually not how diplomacy works.