Former Mexican President Vicente Fox and President-elect Donald Trump have a quarrelsome history. When Trump planned a visit to Mexico in the summer of 2016, Fox said:
“I’m sure he’s going to be rejected by everybody here in Mexico…We don’t like him, we don’t want him, we reject his message.”
Of course, Trump never likes to let any insult (perceived or real) go unanswered. So he tweeted this nonsensical response:
Former President Vicente Fox, who is railing against my visit to Mexico today, also invited me when he apologized for using the "f bomb."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2016
And just recently, the feud resurfaced in an amazing and hilarious fashion. In just the latest instance of Trump brazenly breaking a campaign promise, he revealed that he will not demand that Mexico pay for his ridiculous border wall. Rather, he intends to make Congress pay. He then went on to declare (via Twitter, of course) that he will make Mexico reimburse us for the cost.
The dishonest media does not report that any money spent on building the Great Wall (for sake of speed), will be paid back by Mexico later!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2017
That blustering tweet led to hilarious responses such as this one:
https://twitter.com/cafedotcom/status/817476160120619010?lang=en
But Fox also seized on the opportunity to remind the world exactly what he thinks about the next President of the United States.
Shots Fired By Fox
When news outlets first reported that Trump would be asking Congress to pay for the wall, Fox tweeted:
Trump may ask whoever he wants, but still neither myself nor Mexico are going to pay for his racist monument.
Another promise he can't keep.— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 6, 2017
But it gets better. Because as soon as Trump made his Twitter announcement saying that Mexico would pay the United States back, Fox decided to drop any pretense of decorum and respect:
TRUMP, when will you understand that I am not paying for that fucken wall. Be clear with US tax payers. They will pay for it.
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 6, 2017
For many Americans, this must have been an historic moment. Because when else have so many of us been proud to see a foreign leader curse at our next president on social media?
And the antics didn’t stop there, as Fox went on to say:
Sr Trump,the intelligence report is devastating.Losing election by more than 3M votes and in addition this.Are you a legitimate president?
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 6, 2017
And the responses from Americans have been both amazing and hilarious. People are quite appreciative of Fox, and they’re more than willing to express their gratitude in all sorts of ways!
Oye, @VicenteFoxQue Can Mexico take us back? Asking for a friend. cc: California
— Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) January 6, 2017
And others still have noted that he’s outdoing Trump on Trump’s own favorite medium.
He's great stuff! Trolling Trump, in classic Trump style!
— Cerberus XXO (@CerberusXXO) January 6, 2017
Whether—or more accurately, when—Trump will respond with a public tantrum remains to be seen.
Featured image from CNN video.
