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York Billionaire: Official Residence and Los Pinos

york billionaire: Trump and the Mexican president, who has compared the New York billionaire to Adolf Hitler, addressed reporters from adjacent lecterns before a Mexican flag, according to Huffington Post Canada. Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shake hands after a joint statement at Los Pinos, the presidential official residence, in Mexico City, on Aug. 31, 2016. Trump, who previously derided Mexico as a source of rapists and criminals, praised Mexicans Wednesday as "amazing people" following a closed-door meeting at the official residence of the country president, Enrique Pena Nieto. The trip, 10 weeks before America presidential Election Day, came just hours before the Republican nominee was to deliver a highly anticipated speech in Arizona about illegal immigration. Cooperation toward achieving this shared objective — and it will be shared — of safety for all citizens is paramount to both the United States and to Mexico." Trump presence on Wednesday, his first meeting with a head of state abroad as a presidential candidate, sparked anger and protests across Mexico capital city. That has been a defining issue of his presidential campaign, but also one on which he appeared to waver in recent days With political risks high for both men, Trump stayed on script, declining to repeat his promise to force Mexico to pay for a wall along the border between the two countries when pressed by reporters. "Having a secure border is a sovereign right and mutually beneficial," he said, reading from prepared remarks. "We recognize and respect the right of any country to build a physical barrier or wall on any of its borders to stop the illegal movement of people, drugs and weapons. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.