Mexico contradicts Trump's tweet of reaching a farm deal

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Twitter yesterday that Mexico has agreed to immediately begin buying large quantities of agricultural products from the U.S.

However, three Mexican officials said that they're not aware of any such deal, according to a report by Bloomberg today.

Trump announced the farm deal with Mexico on Twitter, referring to the trade war-afflicted U.S. farmers as patriots. Photo: from Trump's Twitter

The U.S.-Mexico Joint Declaration released this Friday by the State Department also mentioned no such information, which Trump said that the agricultural deal was included in.

The joint communique was a result of talks between Mexico and Washington where Trump threatened to impose the tariff on Mexican exports to the U.S. with the aim of demanding Mexico to control the illegal immigration and improve border security.

According to the Bloomberg report, the White House declined to comment or offer proof to back up Trump's tweet. The Mexican foreign ministry's press office declined to comment.

Three sources with knowledge of the talks told Bloomberg that increasing goods purchase from the U.S. weren't discussed during the three-day talks.

(With contributions from Bloomberg)