Obama trashes Trump plan to force Mexico to pay for wall

President Barack Obama dismissed as "half-baked" Donald Trump's plan to force Mexico to pay for a border wall by holding hostage the money its citizens send home from the United States. The Republican frontrunner's promise to build the wall and force Mexico to foot the estimated $8 billion bill is a cornerstone of his under-fire campaign to win the US presidency. In a memo that the flamboyant New York tycoon handed over to The Washington Post, the candidate said he would force Mexico's hand by t