Simon Vance

And they ended up actually renegotiating the entire free trade deal. agreement for North America. And really, it ended up being quite advantageous for Mexico in the end.

And they ended up actually renegotiating the entire free trade deal. agreement for North America. And really, it ended up being quite advantageous for Mexico in the end.

However, it was a challenge for her to respond over the weekend because in Trump's executive order, he made a remark that was kind of incendiary in Mexican politics when he said that the Mexican government has an allegiance with drug cartels. That's kind of an explosive statement to make. And so she pushed back on that. She also said something really interesting.

However, it was a challenge for her to respond over the weekend because in Trump's executive order, he made a remark that was kind of incendiary in Mexican politics when he said that the Mexican government has an allegiance with drug cartels. That's kind of an explosive statement to make. And so she pushed back on that. She also said something really interesting.

She brought up an issue which is really seen this way in Mexico, but perhaps not in the United States, which is that fentanyl is an issue of domestic demand in the U.S., that, you know, there would not be a crisis if there were not demand for this illicit substance among Americans. And so she really called on the U.S. to do more to solve the problem within its own territory.

She brought up an issue which is really seen this way in Mexico, but perhaps not in the United States, which is that fentanyl is an issue of domestic demand in the U.S., that, you know, there would not be a crisis if there were not demand for this illicit substance among Americans. And so she really called on the U.S. to do more to solve the problem within its own territory.

In addition to that, she also raised the issue of guns. Mexico is waging a legal battle in the U.S. right now over guns that are smuggled from U.S. gun shops into Mexico that are supplied to the cartels that really feed into the violence in the country. So she brought up those important points while at the same time making it clear that she was still ready to talk and keep on negotiating.

In addition to that, she also raised the issue of guns. Mexico is waging a legal battle in the U.S. right now over guns that are smuggled from U.S. gun shops into Mexico that are supplied to the cartels that really feed into the violence in the country. So she brought up those important points while at the same time making it clear that she was still ready to talk and keep on negotiating.

It was incredible that Peso was crashing. Stocks were under a lot of pressure. And yet there still was a sense really among business leaders in the business establishment that this could be solved before that Tuesday deadline. They've been through this before. They know how this works.

It was incredible that Peso was crashing. Stocks were under a lot of pressure. And yet there still was a sense really among business leaders in the business establishment that this could be solved before that Tuesday deadline. They've been through this before. They know how this works.

They know that Trump sometimes sets like a really high bar to begin with, and then the negotiations really get underway. And really, that seems to be what happened here. There was an expectation that President Scheinbaum was going to speak to the nation at a scheduled time on Monday morning. Everyone was waiting for that to happen.

They know that Trump sometimes sets like a really high bar to begin with, and then the negotiations really get underway. And really, that seems to be what happened here. There was an expectation that President Scheinbaum was going to speak to the nation at a scheduled time on Monday morning. Everyone was waiting for that to happen.

Suddenly the minutes started going by and she was late in starting. And then we all found out that these two leaders were talking by phone to one another and that they finally reached a deal that would avoid these tariffs for at least the next 30 days.

Suddenly the minutes started going by and she was late in starting. And then we all found out that these two leaders were talking by phone to one another and that they finally reached a deal that would avoid these tariffs for at least the next 30 days.

Well, it was really interesting. Mexico agreed to deploy 10,000 National Guard soldiers to the border with the United States to combat the trade in illicit drugs and also to really curb the flow of migration into the United States. On the flip side of that, Mexico was able to show a win in those negotiations with Trump when Mexico's president said that the U.S. had agreed to help

Well, it was really interesting. Mexico agreed to deploy 10,000 National Guard soldiers to the border with the United States to combat the trade in illicit drugs and also to really curb the flow of migration into the United States. On the flip side of that, Mexico was able to show a win in those negotiations with Trump when Mexico's president said that the U.S. had agreed to help

curb the flow of U.S. guns heading into Mexico, which is a big issue for Mexicans' government. Those were the basic terms that were ironed out on Monday.

curb the flow of U.S. guns heading into Mexico, which is a big issue for Mexicans' government. Those were the basic terms that were ironed out on Monday.

Well, it is hard to tell exactly what happened to those troops that were deployed in 2021. We also have to remember that there was a previous deployment of Mexican troops back in 2019. So this has happened before, you know, this is the third time in six years that we're seeing a major deployment of Mexican troops to the border at the behest of the United States.

Well, it is hard to tell exactly what happened to those troops that were deployed in 2021. We also have to remember that there was a previous deployment of Mexican troops back in 2019. So this has happened before, you know, this is the third time in six years that we're seeing a major deployment of Mexican troops to the border at the behest of the United States.