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Trump threatens to stop 'all trade' with Mexico

EPA-EFE / MICHAEL REYNOLDS

United States President Donald Trump threatened on Friday that he could stop "all trade" with Mexico if it doesn't act to stop illegal immigration and causes him to close the border between the two countries. Furthermore, he claimed that Mexico is "making a fortune" in its trade with the US and has a surplus of over $100 billion.

Speaking to reporters in at Lake Okeechobee in Florida, Trump claimed that Mexico should take action to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the US as it has the "strongest immigration laws anywhere in the world," while the US has "the weakest laws." He also called on the US Congress to act on immigration and change the country's laws on the matter.

Earlier, the US president tweeted that he will shut the border with Mexico next week if the country "doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States."

Breaking the News / NP