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Related: About this forumTRUMP BLAMES BAD CELL SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO CALL MEXICO AFTER EARTHQUAKE
BY HARRIET SINCLAIR ON 9/14/17 AT 4:31 PM
President Donald Trump has claimed the reason he did not reach out to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto immediately after the countrys huge earthquake was because there was no cellphone reception in Mexico.
The president was asked why he had not yet contacted Peña Nieto following last Thursdays magnitude 8.1 earthquake in Mexico that left at least 96 people dead, prompting White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to claim on Tuesday that a phone call between the pair was imminent.
And following up on that pledge, the president days later said he had managed to call Peña Nieto, claiming that poor cell service had prevented him from doing so earlier.
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It had been noted that Trump had not reached out to Mexico after the country was hit by two natural disastersthe earthquake and Hurricane Katiain a short space of time, prompting Mexico to withdraw its offer of aid to the U.S. after Hurricane Harvey.
More:
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-blames-bad-cell-service-failure-call-mexico-earthquake-665260?piano_t=1
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141866383
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TRUMP BLAMES BAD CELL SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO CALL MEXICO AFTER EARTHQUAKE (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Sep 2017
OP
Every time one thinks of "leader of the free world" and Trump, one feels so sick.
Judi Lynn
Sep 2017
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Warpy
(111,249 posts)1. Not just a liar, but a bad liar, and I'll bet he still hasn't called
although I imagine others have "lousy" cell service and all.
Here is an update from Oaxaca, where most of the deaths were. The pictures of the damage are appalling.
http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/quake-death-toll-65-oaxaca-worst-hit/
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)2. The "leader of the free world" cannot call Mexico City ??????
Several US mayors and members of Congress shared their condolences with Mexico in the immediate aftermath of the 8.2 earthquake, as did Canadian president Justin Trudeau.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/14/trump-mexico-earthquake-pena-nieto-phone
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/14/trump-mexico-earthquake-pena-nieto-phone
Judi Lynn
(160,524 posts)5. Every time one thinks of "leader of the free world" and Trump, one feels so sick.
How could we ever have guessed it would get even worse than George W Bush?
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)6. Bush was a test run.
Apparently a successful one.
C_U_L8R
(45,000 posts)3. So pathetic he blames his cell phone ??? !!!!
Oh come on Donnie, that's just lame.
procon
(15,805 posts)4. Trump could have released a homing pigeon faster, or just sent a postcard.
He might have asked Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin if he had a spare government plane stashed aside for his next vacay weekender that could be diverted to schelp a courrier down to give a message to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Its kinda sad to see that the American president has less technology available to him than some kid in Bangladesh.