Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that the country will implement “tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico’s interests” as part of the country’s “plan B” in response to United States President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Mexican imports.
“We categorically reject the slander made by the White House against the Government of Mexico regarding alleged alliances with criminal organizations, as well as any interventionist intentions in our territory,” Sheinbaum wrote in a post on X, adding that “if such an alliance exists anywhere, it is in the arms depots of the United States, which sell high-powered weapons to these criminal groups, as demonstrated by the US Department of Justice in January of this year.” Additionally she stated that she had “instructed the Secretary of Economy to implement Plan B, which we have been working on, including tariff and non-tariff measures to defend Mexico’s interests.” Earlier, the White House stated, in a post on X, that the US tariffs on Mexico were meant to pressure the country to cooperate with the United States in the fight against drugs.
Trudeau: 25% tariffs on some American goods
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that Canada would introduce a 25% tariff on imports coming from the United States in response to United States President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods and energy resources. During a press conference, Trudeau said that the Canadian government would be imposing “far-reaching” 25% tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods. Tariffs on “30 billion dollars worth of goods” will start on Tuesday, followed by more tariffs in 21 days “to allow Canadian companies and supply chains to find alternatives.” The tariffs will impact goods such as beer, wine, bourbon, fruits and fruit juices, vegetables, perfumes, clothing and shoes. The prime minister stated that non-tariff measures are being considered related to critical minerals and procurement.
NN: Hi, it is amazing to me how simplistic people are in their thinking process. Do they not realize that Donald Trump is in a negotiation session. He’s hitting them hard to soften them up. Do you really think Canada can stand up to the United States? Do you really think they can afford to lose the US markets. Is there anything from Canada you got to have except maybe maple syrup. Let’s get real here anything that supplied by Canada can easily replaced by other suppliers. Take timber, the forest lands of Michigan are the same trees exported by Canada into the US. The Canadian lumber industry exists because of grennie wennie restrictions on logging on US lands. Canada will suck shut in a week. Millions will be lose their jobs off. In Mexico it will be worst. The Mexican economy cannot stand the loses of the US market. Car plants will be closed by week end. You are talking about people who are a hop skipper and a jump from starvation. The only home grown business they got are drugs. And the cartels ae not haring. In act they are killing off existing staff.