Trump, having vowed to make Mexico pay for border wall, begged Pena Nieto to stop saying no in public

WASHINGTON — Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump revved up supporters with a vow to build a border wall and force Mexico to pay for it. The promise deeply offended Mexicans, and in a testy phone call shortly after taking office, Trump all but begged his Mexican counterpart to stop embarrassing him by publicly refusing to give…