Summary
Trump claimed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to “stop Migration through Mexico” after a call, declaring it a win for U.S. border security.
Sheinbaum quickly refuted this, stating Mexico opposes closing borders and prioritizes collaboration.
The exchange drew mockery online, with critics comparing it to Trump’s past unfulfilled claim that Mexico would pay for a border wall.
Social media users ridiculed Trump for exaggerating the conversation’s outcome and manufacturing a crisis with Mexico over proposed tariffs he’s vowed to implement upon taking office.
Damnit, funny it may be but if this flew under the radar Mexico would have a better chance at dodging tariffs.
Mexico isn’t going to be the one to lose a trade war. Thanks to NAFTA they are an integral part of our manufacturing chain and a huge food source. They can be poor, they’ve been poor before. Americans are going to lose it when groceries get even more expensive.
Not just groceries, pretty much everything.
Yeah but there’s no riots quite like food riots.
us has a lot to lose in a trade war as well.
mexico > us: 421B (2022)
us > mexico: 294B (2022)
https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/mex/partner/usa
Trump’s “economic experts”:
We have more to lose than any other country in terms of his dumbass proposal. The middle and lower class are going to feel it the most. This administration intends to put us through unnecessary hardship.
Elon said that straight up