President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE renewed his attack on The New York Times, a frequent target, Sunday after the paper reported that Mexico had agreed to take action at the border months before Trump announced potential tariffs.

Trump tweeted Sunday that it was "another false report."

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"We have been trying to get some of these Border Actions for a long time, as have other administrations, but were not able to get them in full, until our signed agreement with Mexico," Trump tweeted.

.....Mexico was not being cooperative on the Border in things we had, or didn’t have, and now I have full confidence, especially after speaking to their President yesterday, that they will be very cooperative and want to get the job properly done. Importantly, some things..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2019

The New York Times reported Saturday that the deal Trump announced to avoid tariffs on goods from Mexico was similar to actions Mexico had agreed to in prior discussions, ahead of Trump's tariff threats.

Trump pushed back on the reporting and said Mexico "was not being cooperative." He added that he now has "full confidence" it "will be very cooperative."