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| Donald Trump would 'cut off cash to Mexico' to pay for border wall | Donald Trump would 'cut off cash to Mexico' to pay for border wall |
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| Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would cut off cash sent to Mexico to force them to pay for a border wall with the US. | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would cut off cash sent to Mexico to force them to pay for a border wall with the US. |
| In a memo to the Washington Post, Mr Trump writes that he would change a law to cut off money transfers to Mexico. | |
| "It's an easy decision for Mexico," the candidate writes in the memo, describing it as a "one-time payment" of $5-10bn (£3.5-7bn). | |
| Voters in Wisconsin are picking their presidential candidates. | Voters in Wisconsin are picking their presidential candidates. |
| They are going to the polls in a vote that could reshape the Republican race, with front-runner Mr Trump facing a challenge from Ted Cruz. | |
| Asked about the memo at a campaign stop in Wisconsin, he said he stood by it. | Asked about the memo at a campaign stop in Wisconsin, he said he stood by it. |
| "Absolutely, 100%," Mr Trump told reporters. "The wall is a fraction of the kind of money in many ways that Mexico takes from the US." | |
| Building a border wall with Mexico has been a core message of Mr Trump's campaign but until now he has not said how he would actually make Mexico pay for it. | |
| Democrats are campaigning in Wisconsin ahead of the primary as well, with Hillary Clinton leading Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the delegate count. |