President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico warned that her country could implement retali policies in response to potential US tariffs of 25% on Mexican goods, targeting US automakers with plants on both sides of the border. She highlighted Mexico's efforts to reduce migrant flows but acknowledged recent challenges in combating drug trafficking, especially concerning fentanyl.
MEXICO CITY—President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25 percent import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.“One tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk common businesses,” Sheinbaum said, referring to US automakers that have plants on both sides of the border.
Sheinbaum also criticized US spending on weapons, saying the money should instead be spent regionally to address the problem of migration. “If a percentage of what the United States spends on war were dedicated to peace and development, that would address the underlying causes of migration,” she said.
But Sheinbaum, who took office October 1, is a stern leftist ideologue trained in radical student protest movements, and appears less willing to pacify or mollify Trump. “Trump may have just tossed the threat out there, as he does,” Siller said. “But Mexico’s response, that we’re going to respond to you with tariffs, that will make Trump really impose them.”
“Dialogue is the best path to achieve understanding, peace and prosperity for our two countries,” Sheinbaum said. “I hope our teams can meet soon.” Trump made the threats Monday in a pair of posts on his Truth Social site in which he railed against an influx of illegal migrants, even though apprehensions at the southern border have been hovering near four-year lows.
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