President Donald Trump "creates and stokes conflict" so that he can appear to solve problems, a Democratic senator said Monday.
During an appearance on CNN Monday morning, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., accused Trump of portraying himself as a hero.
"I think President Trump, over and over again, whether it's with North Korea or Mexico, whether it's our NATO allies or it's in other places around the world, fires up and creates and stokes conflict only so that he can seem to resolve it," Coons said.
"In some cases, they are very real challenges, like security with North Korea. But the ways in which he fires it up through Twitter and then falsely claims to have solved it, as he did with the great handshake summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore, or in this in instance, I think is a consistent pattern."
The most recent example Coons was referring to was the situation between the United States and Mexico. Trump threatened to place tariffs on Mexican goods coming into the U.S. until it helps prevent illegal migrants from passing through its borders.
The two countries, however, came to an agreement that will prevent the tariffs from going into effect. On Monday, Trump said the threat remains open if things go sour.
"We have fully signed and documented another very important part of the Immigration and Security deal with Mexico, one that the U.S. has been asking about getting for many years," Trump wrote on Twitter. "It will be revealed in the not too distant future and will need a vote by Mexico’s Legislative body!..
"We do not anticipate a problem with the vote but, if for any reason the approval is not forthcoming, Tariffs will be reinstated!"
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