A Dangerous Year: Mexico Avoids Tariffs, but Trump Opens More & More Fronts
The vast majority of exports from Mexico are from US corporations, while aluminum, steel, and tomatoes, which have Mexican national ownership, face significant tariffs.
The vast majority of exports from Mexico are from US corporations, while aluminum, steel, and tomatoes, which have Mexican national ownership, face significant tariffs.
President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated that Mexico’s and her government’s position is enshrined in the Mexican Constitution, which establishes the principle of non-military intervention.
After the latest outrageous act by the head of the White House cartel a strong response from the Mexican government was to be expected. But it didn’t materialize.
A September meeting between Rubio & the Foreign Minister was followed by airstrikes off the coast of Acapulco.
“Mexico firmly believes that the Americas are not the domain of any doctrine or power. The American Hemisphere belongs to the peoples of each of the countries that comprise it.”
The Mexican President emphasized the importance of Latin America and the Caribbean acting together in defense of sovereignty and international law.
The Mexican President criticized the United Nations for its “absence”, calling on the international organization to assume its role in preventing conflict and bloodshed.
Today, President Sheinbaum has a much wider margin of action than her predecessor. It appears that the transformation will accelerate in the coming years.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s address to 600,000 people in Mexico City’s Zócalo.