Transcripts of Trump's Calls to Leaders Leak

If only Anthony Scaramucci were still around to lash out at this leak: The Washington Post has obtained classified transcripts of President Trump's initial phone calls with the leaders of Mexico and Australia, produced by White House staff in January. (See them in full here.) Among the highlights: Trump didn't spend a lot of time trying to convince Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to pay for the border wall Trump had promised Americans when Nieto refused to do so. 

Instead, Trump was more concerned with the optics, repeatedly warning, "But you cannot say that to the press" in regard to Nieto's refusal. Trump said he knew funding for the wall may be up in the air, but he threatened to stop communication with Mexico if Nieto continued publicly refusing to pay. "I cannot live with that," Trump said.

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