Mexico's president calls meeting Donald Trump a mistake

By Nathan Rousseau Smith, Buzz60

It was a mistake to meet Donald Trump. That's what Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto is saying following the angry backlash he's received from Mexicans for the August meeting.

In an interview with newspaper La Razón, President Peña Nieto, calling his invite for a private meeting with Trump a "very rushed decision" and one that he wishes he could take back and that he regrets.

Peña Nieto also told Mexican TV station Canal 11 that the meeting was "all about ensuring the best interests of Mexico, even if it could be controversial.

One poll finding 85% of Mexicans thought the visit was a mistake.

The backlash even spurring the resignation of close cabinet ally Secretary of Finance Luis Videgaray who pushed for the meeting with the Republican presidential nominee.

See more from the meeting between Trump and Mexico's president:

Trump's meeting with the Mexican president came at a time of controversy, as Trump doubled down on his commitment to secure the southern border by saying he would have Mexico pay to build a wall. But at the meeting, the pair avoiding the issue of payment.

Shortly after the meeting President Peña Nieto rejected Trump's claims that Mexico would be paying for the wall.

The Mexican president defended himself, saying he also invited Hillary Clinton for a meeting, which she turned down.

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