So, President Trump did, after all, threaten to send US troops to Mexico.
But, the remark was "Light hearted".
Since every Mexican schoolboy has studied the Siege of Veracruz, I'm certain that the Mexicans found Trump's remarks to be really, really funny, lighthearted, and positive. 


White House: Trump's Mexico talk 'lighthearted'

The White House on Thursday confirmed that President Trump told Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto he might send the U.S. military across the border to deal with drug cartels and illegal immigration if Mexican authorities do not.

The confirmation comes one day after the White House pushed back on accounts of the conversation, saying reports that Trump “threatened to invade Mexico are false.”

An official told The Associated Press, which on Wednesday published a partial transcript of the conversation, that the remark was meant to be “lighthearted” and came in the context of a "pleasant and constructive” discussion about mutual efforts to fight drug cartels.

“Those comments, while lighthearted, were part of a discussion about how the United States and Mexico could work collaboratively to combat drug cartels and other criminal elements, and make the border more secure,” the official said.
The White House did not dispute the latest account when asked by The Hill. It has not confirmed or denied whether Trump used the phrase “bad hombres” in his conversation with Peña Nieto.

"You have a bunch of bad hombres down there," Trump told Peña Nieto, according to the AP. "You aren't doing enough to stop them. I think your military is scared. Our military isn't, so I just might send them down to take care of it."

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317512-white-house-trumps-mexico-talk-lighthearted