The US , Canada and Mexico DO have a Free Trade Agreement….
Trump’s unilateral Tariff moves ARE in violation of That Agreement…
(Numerous American Business complaints against the tariffs have been heard)
The Mexican President has displayed just as strong ‘backbone ‘ as Trump…
Hmmmm?
“After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement,” Trump wrote, referring to the United States-Mexico-Canada free-trade agreement that he signed during his first term in office.
“I did this as an accommodation, and out of respect for, President Sheinbaum,” Trump wrote. “Our relationship has been a very good one, and we are working hard, together, on the Border, both in terms of stopping Illegal Aliens from entering the United States and, likewise, stopping Fentanyl. Thank you to President Sheinbaum for your hard work and cooperation!”…
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Sheinbaum had said Mexico was ready to respond to Trump’s measures with retaliatory tariffs. But, unlike Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, she has held off on announcing them, pressing for a diplomatic solution. She has publicly emphasized Mexico’s sovereignty while quietly accepting deportees not just from Mexico but from other countries.
Sheinbaum tweeted in response to Trump’s message: “Thank you very much Donald Trump. We had an excellent and respectful call, in which we agreed that our work and collaboration has produced unprecedented results, within the framework of respect for the sovereignty of each country….
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The president has targeted Mexico and Canada because he has said they have not sufficiently secured their border with the United States. But he is also seeking to force manufacturing and other industry back inside U.S. borders after decades in which they have moved elsewhere. The 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, spurred relocation and the reshuffling of jobs, especially to Mexico, where wages are lower….
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