Mexico President STRIKES BACK HARD on Trump...BIG WARNING!
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What triggered Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum to warn Trump about a trade war?
Within 24 hours of Donald Trump making erratic social media posts saying that he would impose 25% blanket tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the recently elected president of Mexico, Claudia Scheinbaum, responded with a statement saying that two can play at this game and that she is prepared essentially for a trade war against the United States. She's prepared to implement retaliatory tariffs. Against the United States. She also points out that 70% of illegal guns that's in her country in Mexico come from the United States. She points out that uh the reason for the opioid crisis is that the consumers of it, 99%, are in the United States of America. And also, if we want to talk about fentanyl coming into America, uh most of that is coming from
Americans. She says, look, we're prepared to cooperate as a trading partner, but we know exactly where the pain points are in the United States economy, which relies on a lot of goods that are manufactured in Mexico, also a lot of produce that comes through Mexico. And so if you're going to try to screw us over, we'll go screw you over as well. And will cause pain to your companies. I want to show you the letter that she drafted or the statement that she sent out. And I think it's also important to point out as well that she indicates look, there aren't really caravans right now that you're fear-mongering about. She said that border crossings are down significantly. Look, as we've been reporting here on the Midas Touch Network, after Republicans killed a bipartisan.
Border deal. And President Biden was then forced to take action unilaterally when he was actually trying to do it the right way through bipartisan legislation. But Trump said kill the bipartisan border deal. Border crossings are down now to um uh quantities that are lower, frankly, than when Trump was even in office. Let's just take a look or write around the same. Um, let's take a look at this statement from Claudia Shah. I just want you to hear her words directly. Um, and this those from Ishan Thoreau, who goes, Mexican president Scheinbaum fires back at Trump in a statement. Here's what she says: 70% of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs.
Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting. from meeting the drug demand in yours. Here's the full statement. And again, I'm sure you see articles about this. Um, you may see snippets on the news.
How does Sheinbaum detail Mexico’s retaliation plan against U.S. tariffs?
Here at the Midas Touch Network, we go to the source, we read the statements. May take a little more time, but we have to be very clear and specific in our language as reporters, right? So let's go to the source. Here's what President Scheinbaum of Mexico says. Mexico City, November 26, 2024. Dear President-elect Donald Trump, I'm writing to you regarding your statement on Monday, November 25th. By the way, it was a social media post. How embarrassing. Concerning migration, fentanyl trafficking, and tariffs. You may not be aware that Mexico has developed a comprehensive policy to assist migrants from different parts of the world who cross our territory en route. To the southern border of the United States.
As a result, and according to data from your country's Custom and Border Protection CBP, encounters at the Mexico-United States border have decreased by 75% between December 2023 and November 2024. Moreover, half of those who arrive do so through a legally scheduled appointment under the United States CBP-1 program. For these reasons, migrant carriers. Even so It is clear that we must work together to create a new labor mobility model that is necessary for your country, as well as address the root causes that compel families to leave their homes out of necessity. If even a small percentage of what the United States allocates to war were instead dedicated to building peace and fostering development, it would address the underlying causes of human miserability.
Mobility. On another note, and for humanitarian reasons, Mexico has consistently expressed its willingness to help prevent the fentanyl epidemic in the United States from continuing.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What triggered Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum to warn Trump about a trade war?
0:00–2:40
2
How does Sheinbaum detail Mexico’s retaliation plan against U.S. tariffs?
2:40–6:21
3
What evidence does the episode cite about illegal guns and fentanyl flowing from the U.S. to Mexico?
6:21–9:06
4
How does the Mexican president address the myth of migrant caravans at the U.S. border?
9:06–12:45
5
What are the key points of Sheinbaum’s letter to President‑elect Trump on migration and trade?
12:45–13:27