Mexico and Canada are retaliating against President Trump’s Saturday tariff announcements, enacting countermeasures of their own.
“Problems are not resolved by imposing tariffs, but by talking and dialoguing, as we did in recent weeks with your State Department to address the phenomenon of migration; in our case, with respect for human rights,” Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote in a Saturday post on X, noting her team has been in constant communication with his.
In a stark sign of resistance to trade restrictive tariffs, Sheinbaum urged the Mexico Secretary of the Economy to enforce their own sanctions.
“I instruct the Secretary of Economy to implement Plan B that we have been working on, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico’s interests,” she wrote in the post.
“Nothing by force; everything by reason and right.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to repel new economic trade policies as well, imposing 25 percent tariffs on imports amounting to up to $155 billion, including alcohol and fruit.
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“The actions taken today by the White House split us apart instead of bringing us together,” Trudeau said as he made the announcement.
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“We were always there standing with you, grieving with you, the American people,” he continued.
Both leaders have been openly confused and dismayed with Trump’s Saturday decision to follow through on significant tariffs for the two friendly nations.
