Clinton Turns Down Mexico Visit Following Trump's Trip

Hillary Clinton says she will not be visiting Mexico before the Nov. 8 election following Trump's trip, which she called a "diplomatic incident."

Hillary Clinton appears on 'Kimmel.'
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Hillary Clinton appears on 'Kimmel.'

Following Donald Trump's visit to Mexico, Hillary Clinton told ABC Newsthat she won't be traveling to Mexico any time before the Nov. 8 election. 

Last month, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto invited both candidates to his country. Last Wednesday, Trump flew to Mexico City, ​which left Bill Clinton "dumbfounded."

Perhaps hoping to avoid a similar snafu, the Clinton campaign confirmed that she wouldn't be taking Pena Nieto up on his offer.

In herABC News interview, Hillary Clinton said that "a pretty clear outcome" from Trump's "diplomatic incident" in Mexico was that he "didn't know how to even communicate effectively with a head of state." 

At first, Trump claimed that his proposed border wall never came up in the meeting, but Pena Nieto made it clear to Trump that it wasn't going to happen—a fact that the Trump campaign no longer tried to deny:

Mexican Pres, "at the beginning of the converation with Donald Trump I was clear that Mexico won't pay for the wall" https://t.co/upRQgbmmmo

— Tony Cavin (@TCavin) August 31, 2016

Trump campaign not denying Nieto's claim that he told Trump Mexico wouldn't pay for the wall: pic.twitter.com/tbQwPn8wXQ

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) August 31, 2016

In response to Clinton's rejection of the invitation, Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu tweeted that she had "permanent and productive communication" with the Clinton campaign. She added, "We understand and respect her decision to propose the time to hold a meeting."

Mantenemos una comunicación permanente y productiva con la campaña de @HillaryClinton.

— Claudia Ruiz Massieu (@ruizmassieu) September 6, 2016

Entendemos y respetamos su decisión de proponer el momento de mantener un encuentro.

— Claudia Ruiz Massieu (@ruizmassieu) September 6, 2016

No word yet on whether Clinton will be enjoying one of those taco trucks on every corner before the election though.

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