The Mexican government has "formally asked for clarification" regarding President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. will use the military to guard the U.S.-Mexico border until his wall is complete, Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. told CNN, per a report in The Hill.
"The Mexican government has formally asked for clarification of the president's statements, both through the State Department and the Homeland Security Department," Gerónimo Gutiérrez said on CNN International.
"The important thing is that both countries share the idea of having a secure border," he added. "We don't always agree in how to achieve that objective, and I do expect that, in the next few hours, we will get clarification on this issue."
Gutiérrez also said that he personally spoke to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Trump made his announcement during a meeting with the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
"I told Mexico, and I respect what they did, I said, look, your laws are very powerful, your laws are very strong. We have very bad laws for our border and we are going to be doing some things, I spoke with [Defense Secretary James] Mattis, we're going to do some things militarily. Until we can have a wall and proper security, we're going to be guarding our border with the military. That's a big step," he said.
He continued: "We cannot have people flowing into our country illegally, disappearing, and by the way never showing up for court."
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