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| Former Mexican president Vicente Fox attacks Donald Trump's 'racist' ideas | |
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| Former Mexican president Vicente Fox has condemned Donald Trump for what he said was a series of “racist and ignorant ideas” regarding Mexico in an op-ed for the Guardian. | Former Mexican president Vicente Fox has condemned Donald Trump for what he said was a series of “racist and ignorant ideas” regarding Mexico in an op-ed for the Guardian. |
| Fox said the Republican presidential frontrunner’s statements were both “disgraceful and highly offensive”, one day after Trump proposed getting Mexico to fund a border wall by cutting off billions of dollars in remittances sent by immigrants living in the US. | Fox said the Republican presidential frontrunner’s statements were both “disgraceful and highly offensive”, one day after Trump proposed getting Mexico to fund a border wall by cutting off billions of dollars in remittances sent by immigrants living in the US. |
| “He thinks building the ‘Trump Wall’ will right every wrong in the United States,” Fox wrote. “Indeed, he’s built a huge mental wall around himself already, which doesn’t allow him to see the greatness of our people.” | “He thinks building the ‘Trump Wall’ will right every wrong in the United States,” Fox wrote. “Indeed, he’s built a huge mental wall around himself already, which doesn’t allow him to see the greatness of our people.” |
| He added: “Trump is surely a false prophet who will guide the great nation of the United States to the bottom of the ocean, all the way through the shores of ignorance, racism, hunger and despair.” | He added: “Trump is surely a false prophet who will guide the great nation of the United States to the bottom of the ocean, all the way through the shores of ignorance, racism, hunger and despair.” |
| Fox, a vocal critic of Trump’s, has in the past dubbed the casino mogul “a racist” who reminded him of Adolf Hitler. In his column for the Guardian, Fox continued to refer to Trump as a “dictator” whose controversial and often racially charged rhetoric would do little more than harm the country he seeks to lead from the White House. | Fox, a vocal critic of Trump’s, has in the past dubbed the casino mogul “a racist” who reminded him of Adolf Hitler. In his column for the Guardian, Fox continued to refer to Trump as a “dictator” whose controversial and often racially charged rhetoric would do little more than harm the country he seeks to lead from the White House. |
| “At the end of the day, it won’t be Mexico or the rest of the world that will struggle because of the wall or the new policies that Trump is suggesting,” Fox said. “It will be the United States and his own people who will pay the price for Trump’s egocentric and xenophobic dreams.” | “At the end of the day, it won’t be Mexico or the rest of the world that will struggle because of the wall or the new policies that Trump is suggesting,” Fox said. “It will be the United States and his own people who will pay the price for Trump’s egocentric and xenophobic dreams.” |
| Trump has looked to capitalize on resentment toward immigrants, particularly Hispanics, ever since launching his campaign for president last June. The former reality TV star ignited a firestorm in his announcement speech alone by declaring that most Mexican immigrants were “rapists” and “killers”. He has since called for aggressive actions against Muslims both at home and overseas while continuing to tout his infamous wall along the US-Mexico border. | Trump has looked to capitalize on resentment toward immigrants, particularly Hispanics, ever since launching his campaign for president last June. The former reality TV star ignited a firestorm in his announcement speech alone by declaring that most Mexican immigrants were “rapists” and “killers”. He has since called for aggressive actions against Muslims both at home and overseas while continuing to tout his infamous wall along the US-Mexico border. |
| Fox has rebuffed Trump’s repeated vows to make Mexico pay for the wall, memorably telling Univision in February: “I declare: I’m not going to pay for that fucking wall.” | Fox has rebuffed Trump’s repeated vows to make Mexico pay for the wall, memorably telling Univision in February: “I declare: I’m not going to pay for that fucking wall.” |
| Barack Obama also mocked Trump’s proposal on Tuesday when asked about the prospect of blocking money transfers from the roughly 12 million Mexicans living in the US. | Barack Obama also mocked Trump’s proposal on Tuesday when asked about the prospect of blocking money transfers from the roughly 12 million Mexicans living in the US. |
| “Good luck with that,” Obama told reporters at the White House. “People expect the president of the United States and the elected officials in this country to treat these problems seriously, to put forward policies that have been examined, analyzed, are effective, where unintended consequences are taken into account.” | “Good luck with that,” Obama told reporters at the White House. “People expect the president of the United States and the elected officials in this country to treat these problems seriously, to put forward policies that have been examined, analyzed, are effective, where unintended consequences are taken into account.” |
| He added: “They don’t expect half-baked notions coming out of the White House. We can’t afford that.” | He added: “They don’t expect half-baked notions coming out of the White House. We can’t afford that.” |