Donald Trumps Weird Wednesday
Trump, a political and geopolitical neophyte, is often graded on the curve by the pressand while many are touting that he appeared "presidential" in Mexico Wednesday, the reality is less clear. Trump seemed uncomfortable on stage standing next to Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto, never looking at him while an interpreter stood at his side whispering in his ear. Trump also found himself at odds with Pea Nieto after claiming that the pair didn't "discuss" who would pay for the proposed border wall. Pea Nieto, who previously compared Trump to Hitler, has publicly stated that Mexico wouldn't pay for it, and tweeted after the meeting that he reiterated the same to Trump. Trump may be trying to hide behind the implication that a discussion mutual, but he is the candidate who's supposed to tell it like it is. The controversy ended up overshadowing the trip. Hillary Clinton spent Wednesday delivering a foreign policy address, in which she sought to turn eight years of GOP attacks against President Obama against Trump. Arguing that Trump didn't believe in American exceptionalism, Clinton advocated for a stronger and involved U.S. on the global stage, accusing her rival of being a stooge of Russian President Vladimir Putin and attacking his isolationist foreign policy proposals. It comes as Clinton is seeking to somewhat reverse the party divide on foreign policy as she seeks to appeal to hawkish Republicans unsettled by Trump. Some Trump Hispanic surrogates walk after his day of whiplash. How Trump's visit played in Mexico. Hint not well. And the new politics of gun control. Must Reads, Donald Trump Pivots Back to Hardline Immigration Stance It is as it ever was TIME, Donald Trump Tones It Down for Meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto Tries to white-wash 16 months of criticism of Mexico in last-minute visit TIME, Former U.S. Commanders Take Increasingly Dim View of War on ISIS As conflict enters its third year, endgame still elusive, TIME's Mark Thompson writes, If Pea Nieto Was Trying to Distract Mexican Voters by Meeting Donald Trump, He Failed Discontent over the meeting has been voiced by Mexicans across the spectrum, Ioan Grillo reports for TIME, Bill Clinton Used Tax Dollars to Subsidize Foundation, Private Email Support Program for ex-presidents paid salaries and benefits to Clinton aides at the center of controversies Politico, A Candidate In Utah Blazes a Trail Just by Being Herself TIME's Katy Steinmetz profiles the first openly transgender candidate running as a major party's nominee for the U.S. Senate, The New Politics of Gun Control Democrats are finally leaning in, while Republicans talk compromise, TIME's Philip Elliott reports, Sound Off, "My opponent in the race has said very clearly that he thinks American exceptionalism is insulting to the rest of the world. In fact, when Vladimir Putin, of all people, criticized American exceptionalism, my opponent agreed with him saying, and I quote, If you are in Russia, you don't want to hear that America is exceptional.' Well maybe you don't want to hear it, but that doesn't mean it's not true."  Hillary Clinton to the American Legion Convention Wednesday, "Who pays for the wall? We didn't discuss that."  Trump in Mexico on his meeting with Enrique Pea Nieto, who later tweeted that he reaffirmed that Mexico would not pay for the wall, Bits and Bites, Hillary Clinton Turns Old Attack on President Obama Against Donald Trump TIME, President Obama Says Conservation More Important Than Ever at Lake Tahoe Summit TIME, Enrique Pea Nieto Says He Told Donald Trump Mexico Won't Pay for Border Wall Associated Press, Rudy Giuliani and Jeff Sessions Wore Make Mexico Great Again Also' Caps at a Donald Trump Rally TIME, Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support Politico, Joe Klein Don't Believe the New Myths About America's White Working Class TIME, Donald Trump Dealt With a Series of People Who Had Mob Ties Wall Street Journal