Lawrence: Donald Trump Begged Mexico For Help On The Wall | The Last Word

>>> THANKS TO JARED KUSHNER -- AND I REALLY AM GRATEFUL FOR
THIS. THANKS TO JARED KUSHNER, WHO THE
PRESIDENT BELIEVES IS THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, WE NOW HAVE A TRANSCRIPT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO THAT PROVES DONALD
TRUMP LIES ABOUT WHAT HE REALLY THINKS ABOUT MEXICO PAYING FOR
THE TRUMP WALL ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER.
JARED KUSHNER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR HIS
FATHER-IN-LAW TO GET ON THE PHONE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF
MEXICO. IT WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA AS THE
TRANSCRIPT SHOWS. BUT WE SHOULD ALL BE GRATEFUL TO
JARED KUSHNER FOR ARRANGING THIS PHONE CALL THAT WE NOW HAVE,
THIS STUNNING TRANSCRIPT LEAKED BY THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE THREE
DAYS AFTER GENERAL JOHN KELLY BECAME THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF
THAT WHITE HOUSE IN A MOVE TARGETED SPECIFICALLY TO STOP
LEAKS LIKE THIS. IN THE TRANSCRIPT, THE PRESIDENT
OF MEXICO SAYS EXACTLY WHAT YOU EXPECT HE WOULD SAY.
WE FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR MEXICANS TO PAY
FOR THE WALL THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF BUILDING.
PRESIDENT TRUMP DESPERATELY TRIES TO GET THE PRESIDENT OF
MEXICO TO SIMPLY STOP TALKING ABOUT THE WALL, AND PRESIDENT
TRUMP PROMISES THAT HE, IN TURN, WILL STOP TALKING ABOUT THE
WALL. TRUMP SAID, IF YOU'RE GOING TO
SAY THAT MEXICO IS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE WALL, THEN I DO NOT
WANT TO MEET WITH YOU GUYS ANYMORE BECAUSE I CANNOT LIVE
WITH THAT. I AM WILLING TO SAY THAT WE WILL
WORK IT OUT, BUT THAT MEANS IT WILL COME OUT IN THE WASH, AND
THAT IS OKAY. BUT YOU CANNOT SAY ANYMORE THAT
THE UNITED STATES IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE WALL.
I AM JUST GOING TO SAY THAT WE ARE WORKING IT OUT.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS IS THE LEAST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT. BUT POLITICALLY THIS MIGHT BE
THE MOST IMPORTANT. EVERY TRUMP VOTER WAS TOLD THAT
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WITH MEXICO WAS MEXICO PAYING FOR THE
WALL. A COMPLETE LIE.
THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT SAYS, MY POSITION HAS BEEN AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE VERY FIRM, SAYING THAT MEXICO CANNOT PAY FOR THAT
WALL, TO WHICH DONALD TRUMP IMMEDIATELY SAYS, BUT YOU CANNOT
SAY THAT TO THE PRESS. THE PRESS IS GOING TO GO WITH
THAT, AND I CANNOT LIVE WITH THAT.
DONALD TRUMP THINKS IT'S PERFECTLY REASONABLE FOR THE
MEXICAN PRESIDENT TO TELL HIM HE'S NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE
WALL. DONALD TRUMP KNOWS MEXICO WON'T
PAY FOR THE WALL. HE JUST DOESN'T WANT THE
PRESIDENT OF MEXICO TO TELL TRUMP VOTERS THAT HE'S NOT GOING
TO PAY FOR THE WALL. PRESIDENT TRUMP THEN SPENDS
CONSIDERABLE TIME DEMONSTRATING HOW LITTLE HE UNDERSTANDS ABOUT
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. HE TRIES TO THREATEN THE
PRESIDENT OF MEXICO WITH TAXES. TRUMP SAID, I AM VERY HAPPY TO
NOT HAVE ANY MORE MEETINGS AND JUST PUT A BORDER TAX ON.
THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO IS NO DOUBT SITTING THERE THINKING
WHAT WE ALL KNOW, WHICH IS THAT CONGRESS IS NEVER GOING TO PASS
THAT. SO DONALD TRUMP SAYS, I HAVE
BEEN GIVEN AS PRESIDENT TREMENDOUS TAXATION POWERS FOR
TRADE AND FOR OTHER REASONS, FAR GREATER THAN ANYBODY
UNDERSTANDS. THE POWERS OF TAXATION ARE
TREMENDOUS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IF YOU
STUDY THAT, YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN.
THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO, OF COURSE, HAS ALREADY STUDIED THAT
AND KNOWS THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS NO SUCH
POWER. AND SO THE TOUGH GUY WHO WAS
GOING TO PUSH AROUND THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO IN HIS PHONE
CALL, IS THE WEAK GUY ISSUING EMPTY THREATS THAT THE PRESIDENT
OF MEXICO KNOWS ARE EMPTY AND THE TOUGH GUY IS BEGGING,
BEGGING, BEGGING THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO TO JUST PLEASE STOP
TALKING ABOUT THE WALL. NAFTA IS A THREE-COUNTRY
AGREEMENT. MEXICO, THE UNITED STATES, AND
CANADA. AND WHEN THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO
MENTIONED CANADA, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID, CANADA IS NO
PROBLEM. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT CANADA.
DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT THEM. WE HAVE HAD A VERY FAIR
RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA. WE DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
CANADA. WE DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT THEM.
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT CANADA EXCEPT WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP GOES
TO A CANADIAN BORDER STATE, WISCONSIN, AND LIES TO THE
VOTERS THERE ABOUT CANADA. >> IN CANADA, SOME VERY UNFAIR
THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO OUR DAIRY FARMERS AND OTHERS.
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU IS VERY, VERY UNFAIR.
IT'S ANOTHER TYPICAL ONE-SIDED DEAL AGAINST THE UNITED STATES,
AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPENING FOR LONG.
>> CANADA

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