Former Mexican President Vicente Fox suggested that if Donald Trump were elected president of the United States, the world would become inflamed with a renewed sense of anti-Americanism.

Speaking to the Brietbart News last week, the 73-year-old Fox said that the U.S. needed to continue to lead the world by keeping up with a policy of compassionate diplomacy. “Nobody wants back the ‘ugly American,'” said Fox, explaining that in the 1950s and 1960s the U.S. had been perceived as “that hated gringo.”

Fox, who led his nation under Mexico’s right-leaning National Action Party (PAN), championed teamwork between Mexico and the U.S. rather than the building of a border wall to keep out migrants.

“We need now to share prosperity to work together,” he explained.

A Friendlier Fox

Speaking to Fusion’s Jorge Ramos back in February, Fox used much harsher words to talk about Trump’s promise to build a border wall and have Mexico pay for its construction.

Using an expletive, Fox declared that he was not going to pay for Trump's wall. “He should pay for it. He’s got the money,” he added.

Fox made a point to apologize for the angry words he used while discussing Trump. “Yes, yes, I am humble enough, as leaders should be, compassionate leaders. If I offended you, I am sorry. But what about the other way around?” Fox said.

Regardless of his contrition, Fox went on to castigate the Republican Presidential candidate’s foreign policy.

“To say that he’s going to make this nation great again, how great does he want it? This is the great, powerful nation of the world,” said Fox, adding, “It is the leading nation and it’s protecting its interests by participating with NATO by participating … to go and defeat ISIS. United States by itself, they’ll never defeat ISIS.”

Although Fox expressed his support for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, he held out hope that Trump would change his alienating rhetoric and modify his extreme campaign promises.

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