The headline was alarming: "Trump to Mexico: Take Care of 'Bad Hombres,' or US Might." The Associated Press story went on to report:

"President Donald Trump warned in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart that he was ready to send U.S. troops to stop "bad hombres down there" unless the Mexican military does more to control them, according to an excerpt of a transcript of the conversation obtained by The Associated Press….'You have a bunch of bad hombres down there,' Trump told Pena Nieto, according to the excerpt given to 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.'

"A person with access to the official transcript of the phone call provided only that portion of the conversation to The Associated Press. The person gave it on condition of anonymity because the administration did not make the details of the call public.