President Donald Trump insisted on Friday that Mexico should "absolutely" still pay for the wall that he wants built on the U.S. southern border.
Trump made the comment while sitting next to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the G-20 summit, where they made separate statements before their bilateral meeting. After they concluded and shook hands, reporters shouted out questions at Trump.
"Mr. President, do you still want Mexico to pay for the wall?" a reporter asked.
"Absolutely," Trump said, before chucking.
President Trump says he "absolutely" wants Mexico to pay for U.S.-Mexico border wall while sitting alongside Mexican President Peña Nieto. pic.twitter.com/AYO6kt80zh
— ABC News (@ABC) July 7, 2017
Trump has consistently claimed that Mexico will pay for his border wall, one of his most famous promises while on the campaign trail in 2016, despite Mexico repeatedly saying it will not do so.
A January meeting between the two world leaders was canceled after they both had a dispute over Trump's pledge to make Mexico pay for the wall project.
