Mexican President Waits for Trump’s Response to Her Dialogue Proposal and implementing Plan B
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that she had directed her government to implement Plan B after the United States imposed an additional 25% tariff on goods imported from her country.
In a post on X, Saturday, she stressed that issues cannot be resolved by force, but by reason and law, adding that she had directed her economy minister to implement an alternative plan that includes imposing customs duties and other economic measures to protect Mexico’s interests.
“Mexico strongly rejects the White House’s fabrications that seek to portray the Mexican government as allied with criminal organizations,” Sheinbaum wrote.
She responded to the US accusation that her country was smuggling fentanyl (a narcotic) into the United States.
“If the US administration and its institutions really want to address the serious problem of fentanyl consumption in their country, they can combat drug sales on the streets of major cities and the money laundering that this illegal activity causes,” she said.
She proposed to US President Donald Trump to establish a collaborative working group of top security and public health experts to address the smuggling problem.
In a message to the Mexican people posted on social media, Sheinbaum said, “I suggest we wait for President Trump’s response to our proposal”.
She promised to detail on Monday morning the first measures she intends to take in response to Trump’s unilateral decision.
“Mexico doesn’t want confrontation,” Sheinbaum stressed, recalling its slogan, “Coordination, yes… Subordination, no”.
“We don’t solve problems with tariffs,” said the left-wing nationalist president, whose country is the United States’ largest trading partner.
“It has been 30 years since we have had these tariffs because we have a free trade treaty,” the president added in her message, referring to the treaty that has brought together Canada, the United States and Mexico since its first version on January 1, 1994.
Sheinbaum stressed that the latest treaty was signed by Trump during his first term in office.
