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From the Washington Examiner: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hinted that her country would retaliate with its own tariffs if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his plan to levy 25% import duties on Mexican goods.
Sheinbaum made the threat on Tuesday, a day after Trump announced he would impose such tariffs against Canada and Mexico on his first day in office until the two countries manage to stymie the flow of migrants and illegal narcotics into the United States.
The Mexican president referenced U.S. automakers that have plants in her country during her Tuesday remarks, according to the Associated Press.
“One tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk common businesses,” Sheinbaum said.
Sheinbaum, a radical leftist who just took office in October, brazenly claimed that the flow of drugs moving into the U.S. “is a problem of public health and consumption in your country’s society.”
“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 further claimed.
However, Sheinbaum also appears to be scrambling to avoid the tariffs. In her letter to Trump, she claimed that border crossing were down 75%, and wrote, “Half of those who arrive do so through a legally scheduled appointment under the United States’ CBP One program. For these reasons, migrant caravans no longer arrive at the border.”
Here’s the full statement:
Mexico City, November 26, 2024
Dear President-elect Donald Trump,
I am writing to you regarding your statement on Monday, November 25, concerning migration, fentanyl trafficking, and tariffs.
You may not be aware that Mexico has developed a…— Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) November 26, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum leyó una carta de más de 5 minutos hoy dirigida a Trump para que no ponga aranceles a México.
Tiene a los líderes mundiales sudando, se les acabó la fiesta. Sheinbaum tendrá que dejar de proteger a sus amigos narcos.pic.twitter.com/qeIlX1X3gW https://t.co/BE995fxe7s
— Emmanuel Rincón (@EmmaRincon) November 26, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also reacted to Trump’s warning, and appeared to be scrambling to make amends. Tuesday morning, he announced that he had just had “a good call with Trump last night.”
WATCH:
JUST IN: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says he had a “good” call with Trump after the president-elect vowed to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
The comment comes as Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum also scrambled to contact Trump.
Trudeau not only said the call was good… pic.twitter.com/oVlDp2B8ut
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 26, 2024
In a fiery post on Truth Social Monday evening, Trump announced that unless Mexico and Canada took responsibility and stopped the flow of drugs and illegal aliens coming into the United States, he was going to slap them with a 25% tariff.
“As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before. Right now a Caravan coming from Mexico, composed of thousands of people, seems to be unstoppable in its quest to come through our currently Open Border,” Trump wrote.
“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country! Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!” he added.
Podcast host and DMLNewsApp founder Dennis Michael Lynch reacted on Tuesday. WATCH:
Trump’s 25% tariff warning has Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, scrambling. My response to Sheinbaum is simple. pic.twitter.com/ZQ6phze1fC
— Dennis Michael Lynch (@TrustDML) November 26, 2024
After Donald Trump vowed on Monday night to impose tariffs of 25% on all imports from Mexico and Canada, Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum hinted at retaliation as the peso slid against the dollar. https://t.co/HIoiU5VXln pic.twitter.com/I3U69Yo5OX
— Financial Times (@FT) November 26, 2024
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