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Mexican president's visit to White House postponed after testy Trump call

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and US’s Donald Trump. [Photo: Courtesy]

U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto postponed plans for the Mexican leader’s first visit to the White House, after a testy phone call involving Trump’s push for a border wall, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday.

“The two leaders agreed now was not the immediate right time for a visit but that they would have their teams continue to talk and work together,” the official said.

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