Mexicos New Foreign Minister Is The Guy Who Arranged Trumps Mexico
Mexicos New Foreign Minister Is The Guy Who Arranged Trumps Mexico Trip
Luis Videgaray, who resigned from his role as Finance Minister after masterminding then-candidate Trumps Mexico visit, will now be the countrys chief diplomat.
posted on Jan. 4, 2017, at 2:48 p.m.
Karla Zabludovsky
BuzzFeed News Reporter
MEXCIO CITY, Mexico Luis Videgaray, who reportedly masterminded President-elect Donald Trumps controversial visit to Mexico last year, will now head the foreign ministry, President Enrique Peña Nieto announced Wednesday.
The meeting between Peña Nieto and Trump ended in conflict after opposing claims about who would pay for Trumps proposed southern border wall. Videgaray, who was the finance minister at the time and Peña Nietos closest ally, stepped down after the visit.
There was widespread disapproval following Peña Nietos announcement Wednesday, with many here saying that his decision is based on a close personal relationship between the two men and a pre-established relationship with some of Trumps team rather than on Videgarays diplomatic qualifications.
The former finance minister was highly criticized at the end of his last time in government for extending an invitation to Trump after the then-candidate called Mexicans rapists during his candidacy announcement, promised to build a the border wall, and threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Trump also said during the campaign that he would deport millions of undocumented immigrants.
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