WASHINGTON: 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.

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