On Aug. 3, The Washington Post released procured transcripts of phone calls between Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. The calls, perhaps not unsurprisingly, were very, very weird.
The conversation with the Mexican President covered topics such as immigration and Trump's much talked-about wall. Trump, saddened by Peña Nieto's repeated public refusal to pay the United States for said wall, begged the Mexican President to stop doing so. Trump implored Peña Nieto to stop telling the press he would not pay for the wall, saying that the funding for the wall "will work out in the formula somehow" and "it will come out in the wash, and that is okay."
Peña Nieto's position remained firm. Trump, whose feelings were very much hurt, responded, "If you are 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.”
The call was Trump's first with Peña Nieto, and occurred just days after his inauguration on Jan. 27.
While speaking about the Peña Nieto call transcripts on CNN, former Mexican President Vicente Fox, a small hint of a smile on his face, once again reminded the world "we will never pay for that fucking wall." To our great fortune, the interview was live—you can watch it at the top of this page. CNN’s Alisyn Camerota, whose face visibly soured after the dropping of the F-bomb, apologized to viewers for the "salty" language.
It wasn't the first time Fox used those words to describe the Trump wall situation and it probably won't be the last. In a video posted to the Super Deluxe YouTube channel in June, Fox sent a message to Trump, whom he called the "current President of the Electoral College of the United States." The former President of Mexico went all the way in.
"Donald, under no circumstances will we pay for this stupid, useless, racist monument," Fox said. He then proceeded to break down the financial ridiculousness of building a wall that could potentially cost $25 billion. He reminded Trump that those who want to cross the border will still be able to do so with a $25 ladder. Instead, Fox suggested that money be used to provide clean drinking water to those in need of it across the planet. On that note, Fox also recognized that Trump isn't a big water drinker; he prefers Diet Coke, which Fox pointed out isn't working too well for the President of the Electoral College. Check out the clip below.
