In order to achieve this goal, the Mexican President-elect wants the United States to take a few steps. First, Lopez Obrador is hoping for America to invest in Mexico’s $1.6 billion regional development strategy. This strategy entails updating oil refineries, planting fruit trees, and establishing connecting trains. The Mexican President-elect will subsequently forward development plans to Trump for review. He moreover hopes for Mexico and the United States to form an “alliance for progress.”
Like Lopez Obrador, President Trump appeared to maintain a positive outlook regarding the conversation. Shortly afterward, he tweeted about the positivity of the call and noted future work with the Mexican President-elect.
Just spoke to President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico. Great call, we will work well together!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2018
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Trump and Lopez Obrador did not mention whether talks about the creation of a border wall occurred during their earlier conversation. Throughout Trump’s 2016 campaign for office, he vowed to build a wall along the Southern border to halt illegal immigration. Then-candidate Trump furthermore stated that Mexico would fund the wall. However, Enrique Pena Nieto, the soon-to-be former Mexican President repeatedly stated that Mexico would not fund the president’s border wall.
