Donald Trump’s Last-Minute Trip to Mexico Carries Risks and Rewards

The Republican spontaneously decided to go south for a visit with the president of a nation he’s slammed since the first moments of his campaign.

Is There Common Ground for Trump, Nieto in Mexico?

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In the annals of bold and risky gambits, Donald Trump's spontaneous decision to go south of the border for a visit with the president of a nation he's slammed since the first moments of his campaign ranks high.

The meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday would be Trump's first foreign trip as his party's nominee, and could pay dividends if he emerges looking statesmanlike and presidential, an image that has eluded the brash political outsider in the eyes of many voters.