Historic: Trump Confirms Wednesday Trip to Mexico, Will Meet With President
Add this to a long list of "firsts" this election...
8.31.2016
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The 2016 presidential election has been precedent-setting in many ways and GOP nominee Donald Trump's upcoming trip to Mexico is no exception.
Yes, the media outlet LifeZette confirmed that Trump will indeed travel to Mexico Wednesday to meet with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto and other high ranking Mexican officials to discuss, among other things, immigration, border security, and trade.
Trump will be accompanied at the meetings by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Senator Jeff Sessions. LifeZette adds:
A serious, substantive, and respectful meeting with Peña Nieto also offers Trump the chance reassure skeptical undecided voters of his presidential temperament. [...] The meeting will occur despite concerns from both Mexican security services and the U.S. Secret Service.Officials expect the two leaders to make some statement following the meeting, but do not expect a full press conference.The trip is particularly historic for Trump in that no previous non-incumbent presidential nominee of a major party has ever traveled to Mexico as part of his campaign.
Despite one's personal politics or feelings about Trump, it cannot go unsaid the GOP nominee hasn't proven himself every bit the non-traditional candidate he claims to be -- bucking tradition at every turn and doing things far differently than the typical politician would.
Whether Trump's trip to Mexico will bear fruit remains to be seen. Perhaps he believes it will prove to the public that he is indeed a great negotiator and deal-maker. Perhaps the trip is meant to show his fortitude and willingness to face, head on, America's foes -- either those real or perceived.
Whatever the case, Trump's latest will certainly keep everyone's eyes on him -- and that, perhaps, has been his single most effective strategy in this election. So far it's paid off.
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