President Claudia Sheinbaum called for cool heads to prevail after Donald Trump’s vow to impose hefty tariffs sent the country’s currency tumbling on fears that Mexico will become a target of his administration.
Trump pledged in his inaugural address that tariffs would be coming in a speech in which he promised a golden era for America. He later said Canada and Mexico could be hit with the tariffs as soon as Feb. 1, though he signed an executive order requesting a report coordinated by the Secretary of Commerce by April. 1.
President Donald Trump told reporters hours after taking office that he was considering levying a blanket duty on Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1.
The announcement comes two weeks after Mexico pledged a a 19% duty on goods entering the country via courier from nations without trade agreements like China
Mexico's relationship with the U.S. 'has to be between equals,' President Sheinbaum said at her Monday press conference.
Claudia Sheinbaum is pulling out all the stops to support the roughly 5 million undocumented Mexicans living in the US.
President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has publicly countered Trump's threats of mass deportations and tariffs. Will that hold come Jan. 20?
The Sheinbaum administration is gathering data to argue against tariffs, emphasizing their potential to harm U.S. economic growth and inflation.
Several chafed at his plans as President Trump enacted immigration measures affecting their countries and vowed to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called Tuesday for "cool heads" in the face of US President Donald Trump's announcement of severe new restrictions on migration, among other policy changes.
All along the 2,000-mile border, business leaders, border agents, migrants and their advocates are bracing for change in U.S. policies on trade and immigration.
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