Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.

Summary

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested imposing retaliatory tariffs if Trump follows through on his threat of 25% import duties on Mexican goods.

Sheinbaum emphasized Mexico’s efforts to curb migration and drug trafficking, framing fentanyl as a U.S. public health issue and criticizing U.S. spending priorities.

She warned tariffs could harm both nations’ economies, especially their intertwined auto industries, and stressed the importance of dialogue.

Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, citing concerns about drug and migrant flows, but the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement prohibits such actions.

  • @Ersatz86
    103•1 month ago

    Golly, you don’t suppose the outcome of this trade squabble could push Mexico straight into China’s loving embrace, thereby achieving exactly the opposite of the ostensible goals of the trump tariffs? All whilst driving up prices in the US? Do you??

    • @TrickDacy
      33•1 month ago

      No, definitely not. The only way to lower prices is to raise them drastically. You see, if you don’t let these supposed “economists” and “third graders who understand addition” tell you otherwise, you can easily see that this is a fucking brilliant plan. That’s why the astute American public bought it. Because they’re so educated.

    • @Frozengyro
      16•1 month ago

      Russia is okay with it. If they could I’m sure they would orchestrate such things to happen

      • @WaxedWookie
        10•1 month ago

        By doing things like supporting the rise of one of their assets to the presidency?

        Oh

      • @Joeffect
        2•1 month ago

        We need aliens in the near future like asap… if it was ever going to be a thing we need real life aliens. They will either kill us all or bring us together as a species and unite us all together… Maybe then we can get our shit together