December 7, 2024
Sheinbaum suggests Mexico will retaliate for Trump tariffs, proposes dialogue
Following President-elect Trump’s threat of a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday suggested her country would respond in kind, putting both economies at risk of inflation and job losses, and proposed dialogue as the “best path.” Sheinbaum, in a daily morning press conference , presented a letter she said would be sent to Trump on Tuesday. In the letter, the Mexican president defended her country from Trump’s allegations that it is sending...
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