July 15, 2014 🟡 Significant

Calls for a Mexico boycott over Sgt. Tahmooressi's jailing

When Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi was sent back to a Mexican jail, Trump tweeted that "Mexico does not respect our border or U.S. Boycott!" and amplified the #FreeOurMarine campaign, demanding economic punishment instead of diplomacy.

"Mexico does not respect our border or U.S. Boycott! #FreeOurMarine" — Tweet reacting to Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi's continued detention

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Domains:
foreign-policy immigration
Tags:
#border-crisis#boycott

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