US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will meet the Mexican president hours before his highly anticipated speech on immigration in Arizona.
Last Friday, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto invited both Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to visit Mexico, according to a statement by his office provided to The Washington Post.
According to the people familiar with the discussions, Trump took up Pena Nieto’s invitation over the weekend and will meet him on Wednesday.
“I have accepted the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow,” Trump tweeted on Tuesday.
His message came shortly after Pena Nieto’s office tweeted that “El Senor” Trump accepted the invitation and will privately meet the president.
The business mogul, who has taken a hardline stance on immigration, is scheduled to deliver a speech Wednesday night in Phoenix, in which he will clarify…