Donald Trump is due to make a quick trip to Mexico to meet with the country's president. Remarks by Trump about Mexicans during his campaign riled many of the United States' southern neighbors.
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US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has announced plans to travel to Mexico on Wednesday for a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. The trip comes ahead of a highly anticipated speech on Trump's proposals to on illegal immigration, which is scheduled for later on Wednesday in the US border state of Arizona.
"I have accepted the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow," Trump said in a tweet.
Pena Nieto had extended an invitation for a meeting to both US presidential candidates. Trump's Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, has so far not responded.
Trump has vowed to build a wall on the US-Mexico border in a bid to stop irregular migration from Mexico. He also promised to have Mexico pay for it. Pena Nieto has previously said that was not even a remote option. Trump has also referred to illegal immigrants crossing the border as rapists. His comments drew widespread condemnation in Mexico.
In June, during a news conference with US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Nieto warned of the dangers of populism. He likened Trump to infamous dictators.
"Hitler, Mussolini, we all know the result," Pena said when asked about the comparison. "It was only a call for reflection and for recognition, so that we bear in mind what we have achieved and the great deal still to achieve."
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Trump's unpopular buildings around the world
Donald Trump's massive real estate portfolio has brought the Republican presidential nominee plenty of cash - but also headaches. DW takes a critical look at some of the billionaire's buildings around the world.
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Casting a long shadow in Las Vegas
The Democrats had to hold their first TV debate literally in Trump's shadow in October 2015. With the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Las Vegas towering over the luxury Wynn resort, where the TV event took place, the Republican presidential hopeful made sure that his name still got some of the attention. The Trump complex in Las Vegas is the third tallest building in town.
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Opposition in Chicago
Many people in Chicago expressed their opposition to Trump's name being featured on the Trump Hotel and Tower there. Mayor Rahm Emanuel even called it "tacky and tasteless" and tried to have the letters banned. However, five years later, Donald Trump finally managed to get his name in letters across the 16th floor. The building occupies the previous site of the Chicago Sun Times.
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Scandal in Atlantic City
The Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was completed in 1990 at a total cost of nearly $1 billion. Donald Trump was at the helm of the casino cum hotel for almost 25 years when it came to the brink of bankruptcy in 2014. It was taken over by Icahn Enterprises, but kept the Trump branding. Its sister hotel Trump Plaza, located on the same strip, did eventually close due to insolvency.
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Towering over the streets of Manhattan
Trump Tower in New York is rumored to be Donald Trump's pride and joy. The Fifth Avenue address in Manhattan does not only provide headquarters for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, but also features some well-known tenants, including soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo, actor Bruce Willis and musical theater composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Trump and his family also reside in the luxury tower.
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A controversial New York landmark
With an airy atrium occupying six floors and a great deal of marble and gold detail, some New Yorkers consider Trump Tower on 725 Fifth Avenue in bad taste, while others see it as elegant and timeless. With its interiors designed by Edward Barnes Larrabe and the exteriors built by Der Scutt, Trump Tower has become a magnet for aficionados of contemporary architecture - as well as for Trump fans.
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Rags and riches in Panama City
The Trump Ocean Club in Panama City features a hotel, 700 apartments and its very own yacht club. The tallest building in Latin America is recognized throughout the region for its iconic shape. The tower has attracted criticism for neighboring a poverty-ridden slum, making it difficult to find tenants. But Trump had just sold his name to developer Roger Khafif, so he hasn't lost money on it.
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Scottish resistance
Though he did build the "world's greatest golf course" - as Trump refers to his Trump International Golf Links estate near Aberdeen, Scotland - it was held up by local farmer Michael Forbes, who to this day refuses to sell his land bordering the lavish resort to the property mogul. Visiting the golf resort in June, Trump praised the UK's Brexit vote - ignoring Scotland's vote to remain in the EU.
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Erdogan versus Trump
Trump Towers Istanbul are the first Trump buildings in Europe and have become famous for their massive wine cellar. But there have been calls to remove Trump's name from the skyscraper, which he only licenses out to the owner of the complex, Turkish billionaire Aydin Dogan; Trump's remarks about Islam have alienated many Muslims in Turkey, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself.
