Mexican president says he won't confront Trump over Mexico wall, coronavirus comments
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday said that he doesn't share President Trump's opinion that the border wall has staved off transmission of the coronavirus (from Mexico), but said he would not publicly confront Trump over his statements. López Obrador was asked about Trump's assertion that construction of the border wall has prevented coronavirus contagion coming north from Mexico.
"But you take a look, why don't they talk about Mexico? Which is not helping us. And all I can say is thank God I built most of the wall, because if I didn't have the wall up we would have a much bigger problem with Mexico," Trump told Chris Wallace in an interview that aired on "Fox News Sunday." According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), only 245 miles of barrier have been built so far,
including parts that replaced older barriers.
"I respect President Trump's point of view," López Obrador told reporters during a daily press conference. "Of course I don't share [his opinion], but I'm not going to confront [Trump]," he added.
Although the virus has spread aggressively in both countries, Mexican border governors have called for stricter border controls, as U.S. states along the southern border like Texas have become focal points for the pandemic.
https://thehill.com/latino/508095-mexican-president-says-he-wont-confront-trump-over-mexico-wall-coronavirus-comments