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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Yanqui Matón: How Trump's Bullying of Mexico is Playing With Fire

 by Nomad


In his book "Trump: The Art of the Deal," Mr. Trump- or somebody he paid- wrote:  
"Bullies may act tough, but really they're closet cowards. "
it is hardly an original observation but given the source, it is typical Trump hypocrisy. 
Perhaps nowhere can we better see the Trump's bully personality than his position on our neighbor to the South.  

La Intimidación del Yanqui

Trump's hard-ass diatribes against Mexico included blaming that country for exporting its undesirables (criminals, drug dealers, and rapists) to the US to cause mayhem and to steal American jobs. 
He has- at least, in the past- boasted that he would build an extremely expensive wall to keep Mexicans out and would somehow force the Mexican government to pay for it. In addition, Trump has been pushing to renegotiate NAFTA, the trade agreement that has bound the economies of both countries (and Canada) for more than 20 years.
During the campaign, a lot of voters bought the hateful rhetoric and unfounded allegations.