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Mexico Suggests it Would Impose Its Own Tariffs to Retaliate

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Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.

Sheinbaum said she was willing to engage in talks on the issues, but said drugs were a U.S. problem.

“One tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk common businesses,” Sheinbaum said, referring to U.S. automakers that have plants on both sides of the border.

She said Tuesday that Mexico had done a lot to stem the flow of migrants, noting “caravans of migrants no longer reach the border.”
She also said Mexico had worked to stem the flow of drugs like the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, despite an influx of weapons smuggled in from the United States. She said the flow of drugs “is a problem of public health and consumption in your country’s society.”

Sheinbaum also criticized U.S. spending on weapons, saying the money should instead be spent regionally to address the problem of migration. “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 said.
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Is anyone surprised? Trump is going to screw us all with his stupid tariff ideas.
 
Mexico: "Hey USA, I see you are hitting yourself on the head with a hammer. In retaliation, we will also hit ourselves on the head with a hammer."
 
rational anarchist said:
short term will be tough but the long term will be a win for americns,,

best to take the hit now instead of putting it on future generations,,
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How much pain are you willing to accept? For how many years are you comfortable enduring this financial pain you agree is coming? So much for wanting lower prices. Now it’s bring the pain. 🤣
 
fixing the border/illegals problem won't be painless

Mexico can do whatever they want - if I were Trump? I'd place a travel ban on Mexico - In 2023, 36.71 million US citizens traveled to Mexico ............ take it away, take that tourism from Mexico

we can crippled them far far more than they can hurt us
 
DrewPaul said:
That's sabre rattling on Mexico's part. What they will do is stop the caravans on their way from coming here.
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Wouldn't it be more along the lines of Trump's saber-rattling and they're responding?
 
Don't play the tit for tat game when your opponent clearly has more tits that you have tats.
 
TangoNoCash said:
How much pain are you willing to accept? For how many years are you comfortable enduring this financial pain you agree is coming? So much for wanting lower prices. Now it’s bring the pain. 🤣
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Americans have to be the bottom of the barrel in low information voters.

He really does luv ❤️ the uneducated
 
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