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and by telling him about a public awareness campaign launched by Mexico to discourage fentanyl use. That campaign, according to a source in Mexican government who spoke to The Washington Post, was largely designed to impress the U.S. government. Mexico doesn't have a fentanyl use epidemic. And it worked. Trump spoke glowingly about his call with Shane Baum to reporters last month.
and by telling him about a public awareness campaign launched by Mexico to discourage fentanyl use. That campaign, according to a source in Mexican government who spoke to The Washington Post, was largely designed to impress the U.S. government. Mexico doesn't have a fentanyl use epidemic. And it worked. Trump spoke glowingly about his call with Shane Baum to reporters last month.
and by telling him about a public awareness campaign launched by Mexico to discourage fentanyl use. That campaign, according to a source in Mexican government who spoke to The Washington Post, was largely designed to impress the U.S. government. Mexico doesn't have a fentanyl use epidemic. And it worked. Trump spoke glowingly about his call with Shane Baum to reporters last month.
Mary Beth Sheridan, the bureau chief for The Washington Post in Mexico, told us about the dynamic between these two leaders. It's been a surprisingly warm relationship. She told us a lot of Shane Baum's success working with Trump can be attributed to her preparation. Ahead of her meetings, she talks to a lot of advisors and runs through different scenarios.
Mary Beth Sheridan, the bureau chief for The Washington Post in Mexico, told us about the dynamic between these two leaders. It's been a surprisingly warm relationship. She told us a lot of Shane Baum's success working with Trump can be attributed to her preparation. Ahead of her meetings, she talks to a lot of advisors and runs through different scenarios.
Mary Beth Sheridan, the bureau chief for The Washington Post in Mexico, told us about the dynamic between these two leaders. It's been a surprisingly warm relationship. She told us a lot of Shane Baum's success working with Trump can be attributed to her preparation. Ahead of her meetings, she talks to a lot of advisors and runs through different scenarios.
She calls it a cool head. She was elected easily by a 30-point margin, and her current approval rating stands at a massive 85%. She came into office with the reputation of being a kind of low-key academic type. She has a Ph.D. in energy engineering. And Sheridan told us that cool-headed approach is serving her well. She's also being praised for knowing when to wait a situation out.
She calls it a cool head. She was elected easily by a 30-point margin, and her current approval rating stands at a massive 85%. She came into office with the reputation of being a kind of low-key academic type. She has a Ph.D. in energy engineering. And Sheridan told us that cool-headed approach is serving her well. She's also being praised for knowing when to wait a situation out.
She calls it a cool head. She was elected easily by a 30-point margin, and her current approval rating stands at a massive 85%. She came into office with the reputation of being a kind of low-key academic type. She has a Ph.D. in energy engineering. And Sheridan told us that cool-headed approach is serving her well. She's also being praised for knowing when to wait a situation out.
For example, she hasn't been quick to announce retaliatory tariffs.
For example, she hasn't been quick to announce retaliatory tariffs.
For example, she hasn't been quick to announce retaliatory tariffs.
Now, Sheinbaum has also made plenty of concessions to Trump. She sent more than 10,000 troops to the border to deter fentanyl shipments and illegal migration. She extradited 29 suspected drug traffickers to the U.S. And despite her diplomatic victories, Trump's threats to impose tariffs on Mexico haven't disappeared.
Now, Sheinbaum has also made plenty of concessions to Trump. She sent more than 10,000 troops to the border to deter fentanyl shipments and illegal migration. She extradited 29 suspected drug traffickers to the U.S. And despite her diplomatic victories, Trump's threats to impose tariffs on Mexico haven't disappeared.
Now, Sheinbaum has also made plenty of concessions to Trump. She sent more than 10,000 troops to the border to deter fentanyl shipments and illegal migration. She extradited 29 suspected drug traffickers to the U.S. And despite her diplomatic victories, Trump's threats to impose tariffs on Mexico haven't disappeared.
The steel and aluminum tariff enacted yesterday impact Mexico, which is one of the top exporters to the U.S., Sheridan reports that Trump has not ruled out using the U.S. military to strike fentanyl targets in Mexico. And Sheridan says Mexican officials are braced for the possibility that their currently positive relationship with Trump could become more volatile.
The steel and aluminum tariff enacted yesterday impact Mexico, which is one of the top exporters to the U.S., Sheridan reports that Trump has not ruled out using the U.S. military to strike fentanyl targets in Mexico. And Sheridan says Mexican officials are braced for the possibility that their currently positive relationship with Trump could become more volatile.
The steel and aluminum tariff enacted yesterday impact Mexico, which is one of the top exporters to the U.S., Sheridan reports that Trump has not ruled out using the U.S. military to strike fentanyl targets in Mexico. And Sheridan says Mexican officials are braced for the possibility that their currently positive relationship with Trump could become more volatile.
Detained Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil will remain in a Louisiana immigration jail as his case makes its way through court, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Khalil is a green card holder living in the United States legally and permanently. But he was arrested on Saturday in New York by ICE officials, who said his green card was being revoked.
Detained Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil will remain in a Louisiana immigration jail as his case makes its way through court, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Khalil is a green card holder living in the United States legally and permanently. But he was arrested on Saturday in New York by ICE officials, who said his green card was being revoked.