Unlike Canada’s Trudeau, Sheinbaum has been more diplomatic while insisting on protecting Mexican interests. Here’s why.
After a call with President Sheinbaum, Trump announced that most Mexico imports will not be subject to tariffs until at least early April.
President Donald Trump signs an order postponing tariffs for one month on certain Mexican and Canadian goods that fall under an existing free-trade agreement.
President Trump on Thursday said he will pause 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico that are covered under a 2020 trade agreement, delaying levies imposed on the nation and on Canada earlier this week. Mr. Trump announced the delay in a social media post after a call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Claudia Sheinbaum’s dispassionate style on the campaign trail was once seen as such a political weakness that her opponent in last year’s Mexican presidential election branded her “The Ice Queen.”
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country will announce retaliatory measures as Canada and China plot their responses to Trump's tariffs. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country will announce retaliatory measures as Canada and China plot their responses to Trump's tariffs.