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Also tweeting on Sunday was a perhaps inappropriately excited <strong>Donald Trump.</strong> Taking a break from a long stream of tweets heralding the size of the hurricane (&#x201C;<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901942677461229569">HISTORIC rainfall in Houston</a>&#x201D;) and comparing it to past disasters (&#x201C;<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901797906046439426">Wow - Now experts are calling #Harvey a once in 500 year flood!</a>&#x201D;), he naturally took a few moments to attack Mexico:</p><figure class="ad"><amp-ad width="300" height="250" type="doubleclick" data-slot="/3379/vanityfair.dart/news/politics" json="{&quot;targeting&quot;:{&quot;partner&quot;:[&quot;amp&quot;],&quot;ctx_template&quot;:&quot;amp-article&quot;,&quot;ctx_page_slug&quot;:&quot;mexico-ignores-trumps-border-wall-shakedown-offers-aid-to-texas&quot;,&quot;cnt_tags&quot;:[&quot;mexico-ignores-trumps-border-wall-shakedown-offers-aid-to-texas&quot;,&quot;News&quot;,&quot;Politics&quot;,&quot;hurricane harvey&quot;,&quot;texas&quot;,&quot;donald trump&quot;,&quot;mexico&quot;]},&quot;useSameDomainRenderingUntilDeprecated&quot;:1}" layout="responsive"></amp-ad></figure>
<figure class="twitter"><amp-twitter width="400" height="400" data-tweetid="901802524981817344" layout="responsive"><blockquote placeholder="" class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901802524981817344">https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901802524981817344</a></blockquote></amp-twitter></figure><figure class="twitter"><amp-twitter width="400" height="400" data-tweetid="901804388649500672" layout="responsive"><blockquote placeholder="" class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901804388649500672">https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/901804388649500672</a></blockquote></amp-twitter></figure><p>The border wall, which was always one of Trump&#x2019;s signature issues, has recently returned to the forefront of the president&#x2019;s mind as his approval rating has tumbled. A renewed play to energize his base has also meant fresh attacks on Mexico, which Trump has once again begun demanding pay for its construction. On Sunday night, following Trump&#x2019;s one-sided Twitter feud, Mexico once again reiterated that it will &#x201C;under no circumstances&#x201D; fund the wall, arguing that the U.S. shares responsibility for the drug war, nor will it negotiate NAFTA or &#x201C;any other aspect of the bilateral relationship, through social media or any other news platform.&#x201D; Not paying for the wall, Mexico reiterated, is &#x201C;a principle of national sovereignty and dignity.&#x201D;</p>
<p>The Mexican government also offered to aid relief efforts in Texas, further underscoring its position as the more adult administration. &#x201C;The government of Mexico takes this opportunity to express its full solidarity with the people and government of the United States for the damages caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas,&#x201D; the Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement. According to <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2017/08/27/mexico-offers-help-harvey-soaked-texas"><em>Dallas News</em></a>, Foreign Minister <strong>Luis Videgaray</strong> and Texas Governor <strong>Greg Abbott</strong> spoke by phone while the Mexican consul general in Austin, <strong>Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez,</strong> was reportedly in &#x201C;constant communication with the governor&#x2019;s office to determine how Mexico can best help.&#x201D; Ignoring Trump&#x2019;s threats, Gutierrez said in a statement that &#x201C;As we have done in the past, Mexico stands with Texas in this difficult moment.&#x201D;</p>
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