Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Friday that "every Mexican" is united against U.S. President Donald Trump.
On CNBC’s "Speakeasy with John Harwood," Fox, a frequent critic of Trump, addressed the proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, saying that he didn’t know if it would get built, but that Mexico won’t pay for it.
"It's your decision," to build the wall, he said. "If the American people want to pay for the wall, let it be. We don't care in Mexico [if] you build a wall. Waste your money.”
He added that Mexico is "not paying for" a wall. "That's for sure. And why should we? I mean, it's incredible. [Trump’s] trying to [play] hardball to Mexico. We are offended. We're really offended. We don't like what he has said about Mexico and Mexicans. Every Mexican is now very clear that we must fight, we must resist. That he will go away one day, I hope soon. And that Mexico's much more than this relationship. We are not the little guy on the backyard."
Fox also derided Trump’s negotiation technique.
"What I see is stupidity on what he considers the best process of negotiating," the former president said. “His first intention is to defeat his opponent. And once he has defeated his opponent, then he proposes something to negotiate with. I think it's the wrong strategy because on the process of negotiating, you're destroying so many things. It's going to be extremely difficult for him to regain the loyalty, the friendship, the partnership of Mexico."
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