Usually outspoken, Mexican president sidesteps questions on Trump's border threat
by Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Apr 02, 2019
3 minutes
MEXICO CITY - With President Donald Trump threatening to shut down the southwest border because of the surging number of migrants showing up there, his normally outspoken Mexican counterpart might be expected to raise his voice in protest about the prospective economic damage. But he's not.
"I prefer love and peace," Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday at his morning news conference, sidestepping questions about Trump's warnings. "We are not going to get
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