Mexico’s president responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order designating drug cartels in Latin America as terrorist organizations, saying the designation won’t help stop the crime and violence waged by the cartels in her country.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said what would help is collaboration and coordination between the United States and Mexico, rather than a unilateral designation.
The move is part of Trump’s effort to crack down on the flow of fentanyl and other drugs that pass through the hands of cartels in Mexico and Central America. The designation puts several of those cartels on the same level as violent organizations in other parts of the world, including Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.
Designating an entity a foreign terrorist organization comes with broad financial implications that experts say could have an impact on trade between the two countries.
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President Trump ordered the U.S. State Department to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations shortly after taking office. In response, Mexico suggests that it will widen its longstanding fight against US gun makers.
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Many U.S. companies manufacture in Mexico, and President Donald Trump’s tariffs could affect their bottom lines.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has increased the number of troops on her side of the border to delay an across-the-board tariff for a month. Now, she’s attempting to ward off a tariff on steel and aluminum.
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President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, even from trading partners like Canada and Mexico.
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President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports starting Monday. That includes steel from Mexico and Canada, which are main importers of steel into the U.S.