interview broadcast Sunday that the Benghazi committee's hearing featuring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was ‘very partisan,’ adding that the ‘hatred’ displayed was ‘unbelievable. ‘It was very partisan, and it looked quite partisan,’ Trump said on CNN’s ‘State of the Union.’ ‘The level of hatred between Republicans and Democrats was unbelievable.’ ‘You’ve never seen anything like this.’ Trump said the partisanship ‘hurts both parties’ and ‘hurts the country’ because it prevents the government from accomplishing anything.” [The Hill, 10/25/15] MEXICO COMPARING IT TO CASTRO’S CUBA, TRUMP SAID MEXICO MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO SEND ITS CRIMINALS TO THE U.S. Trump Claimed Mexico Was Sending Criminals Over The Border In A More “Sophisticated” Version Of When Castro “Opened Up His Prisons And Sent His Prisoners To The United States.” “Trump also tried to make a historical comparison, noting, ‘[Former Cuban leader Fidel] Castro, many years ago, opened up his prisons and sent his prisoners to the United States,’ which the candidate called a disaster for the America, before adding, ‘In a much more sophisticated manner, Mexico is [now] doing the same thing.’ According to Trump, Mexico calls the shots at Univision as well, which explains why the network canceled their business arrangements with him.” [New York Magazine, 6/12/15] Trump On Those Protesting Him Over His Immigration Comments: “They Were So Sophisticated. I Guarantee You That The Country Of Mexico Had Those People [Sent There].” “Trump proposed that protesters and critics were being sent by the government of Mexico to oppose him. ‘They were so sophisticated. I guarantee you that the country of Mexico had those people [sent there],’ Trump said.” [Business Insider, 7/11/15] MEXICAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: TRUMP’S PROPOSALS “WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF BOTH SOCIETIES” Mexico On Trump’s Immigration Plan: “Anyone Who Understands The Depth Of The U.S.-Mexico Relationship Realizes That Those Proposals Are Not Only Prejudiced And Absurd, But Would Be Detrimental To The Well-Being Of Both Societies.” “The Mexican Foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed Donald Trump for his plan to deport the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. ‘Anyone who understands the depth of the U.S.-Mexico relationship realizes that those proposals are not only prejudiced and absurd, but would be detrimental to the well-being of both societies,’ the Mexican Foreign Ministry said Wednesday in a statement to Reuters. The foreign ministry also slammed the Republican presidential front-runner for his comments about undocumented immigrants who come into the U.S. from Mexico, whom Trump called ‘rapists’ and ‘killers’ when he launched his presidential bid in June. The Mexican foreign minister had previously called out Trump for those remarks. ‘We continue to stand by our position that these comments reflect prejudice, racism or plain ignorance,’ Mexico's foreign ministry said in the statement Wednesday.” [CNN, 8/20/15] RUSSIA Confidential Page 96