Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday rebutted a threat of doubled duties on the country’s exports to the United States levied by President Donald Trump on Truth Social in the wee hours of the morning.
At 4:04 a.m. Eastern Time, the Commander in Chief claimed that an invasion of the U.S. was “taking place again,” with caravans from Mexico “beginning their illegal march” toward the border.
“MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED,” he Truthed, adding that the country’s government, as well as current and future Texas officials, had been informed. “There will be no leniency!” he said.
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Sheinbaum responded during a daily press conference to deny the allegation. “Not a single migrant caravan has reached the north” since January of last year, she said.
The leader said that a caravan of around 600 migrants had been traveling through Chiapas in southern Mexico, but they were discouraged from making the trek to the border. Mexican authorities intercepted several hundred Honduran migrants and encouraged them to abandon their objective of reaching the U.S. Sheinbaum added that Mexican authorities have “extensive experience” in dealing with such situations before caravans reach the border.
-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), 25 percent tariffs on certain trucks and 50 percent duties on steel and aluminum.
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