Article snippet: MORE said he does not need to hold a summit with the leaders of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras as he continues his calls for the countries to do more to prevent migrants from traveling to the U.S. Trump has excoriated the countries for what he says is inadequate action in trying to stop illegal immigration into the U.S. He has repeatedly threatened to shutter the border with Mexico to stem an increase in illegal border crossings and last week halted foreign assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. He’s maintained that the countries have stepped up efforts in recent days to combat the flow of migrants since he made the threats. “No, no I don't need a summit. I think we've done very well without the summit. They understand we stopped. We're saving 550 million dollars. And I respectfully told and I thank him very much because for the last four days it's been great. You see that whole stream is drying up,” he said in an interview with “Fox and Friends Weekend” that will air Saturday. Trump has long criticized the Northern Triangle countries for failing to prevent migrants from making the trek, often placing the blame at the feet of the governments themselves and questioning why the U.S. provides them aid. "We were paying them tremendous amounts of money. And we're not paying them anymore. Because they haven't done a thing for us. They set up these caravans," he said last week. Trump also this week gave Mexico a one-year notice to address dru... Link to the full article to read more
Trump: 'I don't need a summit' with Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras | TheHill
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