Trump delays tariffs on Mexican, Canadian goods
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Pause in 25% duties extends to April 2

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed his new 25% tariffs on most Mexican exports to the United States for four weeks after hearing directly from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on how her government had helped curb the flow of migrants and the deadly opioid fentanyl into the United States.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
    111·
    3 days ago

    I mean Trump backed down from Mexico upon the mere threat of retaliation to come on Sunday. Sheinbaum is stronger than Trump the felonious con artist could ever be.

    It’s far from over, because it appears to me that Canadian and Mexican governments are both aiming for a more permanent resolution. I think they should stay closely co-ordinated. In the meantime…

    ¡Que Viva La Presidenta! ¡Que Viva México!

    • selokichtli@lemmy.ml
      2·
      2 days ago

      Not gonna engage with the other person who replied to you, but I hope you get your own conclusions about disappeared people in Mexico. A similar argument was made during the first years of President Lopez Obrador mandate about homicides. The right-wing regime before Lopez left a horrifying situation in that regard with homicides rising, Lopez could stop the trend and stabilize the absolute amount of homicides per year during the first half of his period. Of course, the “argument” from the opposition to his government was that “the most violent years in Mexico’s history” occurred during his mandate and they also like to brag about it being the most violent period in history, which is technically true.

      Lopez did change the trend in his last three years of government. Sheinbaum, also a leftist, continues getting better and better numbers in homicides in general in her first months as president. There are cities where things are not fine or not even getting better, of course, because it’s not a uniform trend.

      The opposition is now shifting to disappeared people, as it is loosing the discussion about homicides. Disappeared people is an issue in Mexico too, but it’s even more complicated as the right-wing government before Lopez was one of the main perpetrators of this crime. A long, atrocious chapter of disappeared people is called here the Dirty War. In this period (for the Spanish version of the Wikipedia it’s 1964-2000), the right-wing government would prosecute, kidnap, assassinate and disappear political dissidents. Currently, disappearance of people is related mostly to organized crime, which, of course needs to be addressed.

      • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
        2·
        2 days ago

        One can wish for the best for Mexico while being aware of its history and issues it continues to face. But the fact that Mexican residents appear to be trusting President Sheinbaum to take real action to solve them, and as a person and leader she seems very capable of doing that to the extent of her governmental authority.

        I do think Lopez Obrador and Sheinbaum’s policy of frequent mañaneras and answering reporters is great for governmental transparency, even if it will be characterized as daily propaganda.

    • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

      ¡Que viva el mayor número de personas desaparecidas en la historia del país 2 años seguidos!