.MaddowBlog: The case of Pres. Trump and his mysterious piece of paper.
When Donald Trump backed off his threat to impose new trade tariffs on Mexico, the president pointed to three purported accomplishments. The first was a series of new steps our neighbors agreed to take to stem the tide of immigration, but those steps proved to be illusory: Mexico had already agreed to implement those measures months ago.
That’s what President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday as he removed a piece of paper from his suit jacket pocket, waved it around and claimed it contained the details of his secret agreement with the Mexican government that Mexican officials have expressed confusion about. Two days after Trump said the secret agreement will need the approval of Mexican lawmakers, the Republican said something different yesterday, telling reporters, “It goes into effect when I want it to.”
When all of this caused a stir, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard spoke to reporters yesterday, clarifying matters and adding some additional context. The Washington Post reported:
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