Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressing Trump
Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City. June, 1981
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Poor Mexico! So far from God; so close to the United States
Quote attributed to Porfirio Diaz
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressing Trump:
“So, you voted to build a wall… Well, dear Americans, even if you don’t understand much about geography, since America is your country and not a continent for you, it is important that you discover, before laying the first bricks, that there are, outside this wall: 7 billion people.
But since you don’t really know the term “people,” we will call them “consumers.” There are 7 billion consumers who are ready to replace their iPhones with Samsung or Huawei in less than 42 hours.
They can also replace Levi’s with Zara or Massimo Duti.
In less than six months, we could easily stop buying Ford or Chevrolet and replace them with Toyota, KIA, Mazda, Honda, Hyundai, Volvo, Subaru, Renault or BMW, which are technically better than the cars you produce.
These 7 billion people can also stop subscribing to Direct TV, we don’t want to, but we can stop watching Hollywood movies and start watching more Latin American or European productions that have better quality, message, cinematic techniques and content.
As incredible as it may seem, we can skip Disney and go to Xcaret Park in Cancun, Mexico, Canada or Europe: there are other excellent destinations in South America, the East and Europe.
And even if you don’t believe it, even in Mexico there is a better hamburger than McDonald’s and with a better nutritional content.
Has anyone seen pyramids in the United States? In Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Sudan and other countries, there are pyramids with incredible cultures.
Discover where the wonders of the ancient and modern world are … None of them are in the United States … Too bad for Trump, he would buy them and sell them!
We know that Adidas exists and not just Nike and we can start consuming Mexican tennis shoes like Panam. We know more than you think.
We know, for example, that if these 7 billion consumers do not buy their products, there will be unemployment and their economy will collapse (within the racist wall) to the point that they will beg us to tear down the damned wall. We did not want that, but… you wanted a wall, you will get a wall.
Sincerely. »
View from the Left Bank: Rob Prince's Blog 
Perhaps the next riposte will be an offer for Mexico to build and pay for a wall. But along the mid-19th century borders.
Gary Anderson
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is exactly correct! She doesn’t need us, we don’t need them rather we all need each other.
This is a cut and paste circulating on social media. It cannot be attributed to President Sheinbaum. You can agree with its sentiments but it is not correct to say it came from Mexico’s president. Unlike Trump, Sheinbaum is much too savvy a politician to make such a statement. I live in Mexico and people love her, even those who did not vote for her.
Get him, Serpent God!