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US should boycott Mexico: Donald Trump
New York, July 19
Business tycoon and
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said the US government
should "boycott" Mexico since it is a corrupt country, a media report
said.
Trump, whose remarks were published on Saturday by several
media outlets, cited Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's
escape from Mexico's the Altiplano I federal prison on July 11 as an
example of the country's problems.
He said the prison escape episode bolsters his message about the need to secure the border.
"We
have to close our border. We have to build a wall. I can do the wall
better than anybody, and that's the story," the business tycoon said at
"The Rita Cosby Show", which airs on WOR Radio in New York.
Mexico is a "corrupt place" with a "terrible court system", Trump said.
"I think we should boycott Mexico, frankly. Mexico's treating us very, very badly," EFE news agency quoted Trump as saying.
"The
people of Mexico are terrific. You know, I have great relationship with
the people of Mexico," he said "but the problem we have is the
government of Mexico is outsmarting our government at every (turn),
whether it's trade or at the border".
"And so I can't be angry at them. I'm angry at our government for being so stupid," Trump added.
The remarks are the latest in a series of jabs at Mexico since Trump's June 16 campaign launch.
The
billionaire real estate developer has received critical coverage from
many media outlets since he kicked off his bid for the presidency by
denouncing Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug smugglers - though
acknowledging that some of them might be "good".
The explosive
comments prompted a number of business partners to cut ties with Trump,
including Univision, ESPN and NBC television, Macy's, Spanish celebrity
chef Jose Andres and NASCAR.