A devastating earthquake in Mexico has killed at least 217 people, with rescue efforts still going on. School children are among the dead.
Around the world, politicians have been quick to offer their sympathy, not least Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose wife hails from Mexico. He tweeted: “My thoughts are with all those affected by today’s earthquake in Mexico. Pensando en todos los afectados por el terremoto en México hoy” in the early hours of the morning, UK time.
My thoughts are with all those affected by today’s earthquake in Mexico. Pensando en todos los afectados por el terremoto en México hoy.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) September 19, 2017
Barack Obama may no longer be an elected politician, but he too offered a heartfelt message to those suffering, and like Corbyn, he wrote some of it in Spanish. “Thinking about our neighbors in Mexico and all our Mexican-American friends tonight. Cuidense mucho y un fuerte abrazo para todos,” he tweeted.
But what about the man now installed in the White House, Donald Trump? The Wall Builder-in-Chief was not idle on Tuesday night – in fact, he shared a message to the world via Twitter an hour after Obama. He too was “saddened” by what he had heard on Tuesday evening, news that he dubbed “the worst ever”.
Yes, that’s right. The Emmys viewing figures.
“I was saddened to see how bad the ratings were on the Emmys last night – the worst ever,” he tweeted. “Smartest people of them all are the “DEPLORABLES.”
Oh my. pic.twitter.com/LpimGXvky6
— Kirstie McCrum (@kirstiemccrum) September 20, 2017
No doubt Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto will get round to offering the United States his commiserations soon.
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