Donald Trump could meet with Mexico’s president ahead of immigration speech
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Donald Trump is reportedly weighing a possible trip to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto — the same day he is set to make a long-awaited speech on immigration, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
According to report, the Republican presidential nominee began considering the last-minute meeting after Nieto extended an invitation to him and Hillary Clinton over the weekend.
Nieto said in a statement to CNN Tuesday he invited both Trump and Clinton to the country, but no meeting was officially confirmed with either candidate.
Trump’s stance on immigration has been muddled after he suggested last week that his policy on the matter could be softened, a departure from his hardline position to deport immigrants who are in the country without permission.
Trump’s shifting position on immigration has left most ardent supporters, who catapulted him to the nomination, worried he could abandon his original stance on the matter.
Trump is expected to clarify his position at a scheduled campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday.
A potential meeting between the bombastic billionaire and Mexico’s president could be a sign Trump is in “panic mode,” Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos told CNN.
Ramos suggested that it may be too late for Trump to mend his relationship with Latino voters, after a contentious primary campaign.
“It doesn’t matter what he says tomorrow, he already lost the Latino vote,” Ramos said.
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