Mexico will never pay for Trump wall: Mexican economy minister

Mexican economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo wrote on Twitter that the border wall had not been discussed at any time during his meetings with US officials, nor in the negotiations over how to rework NAFTA.

By: Reuters | Mexico City | Published: January 12, 2018 10:09 am

Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo. (Reuters/ Edgard Garrido/Files)

Mexico has made clear it will never pay for President Donald Trump’s planned southern border wall, the country’s economy minister said on Thursday, after the US leader again insisted he would make Mexico pay for the barrier. “The President of Mexico (Enrique Pena Nieto) has been very clear: Mexico will never pay for this wall,” Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo wrote on Twitter after a day of meetings in Washington.