Mexico's president wins praise for dealings with Trump. But more tariffs loom
Mexico’s president wins praise for dealings with Trump. But more tariffs loom
KJZZ | By Nina Kravinsky
Published February 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM MST
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is urging the White House to rethink a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum, which her economy secretary dubbed “unfair” on Tuesday.
“It doesn’t suit the United States to put a tariff on steel and aluminum from Mexico,” Sheinbaum said during her regular morning press conference on Wednesday.
Trump announced on Monday that he will tariff all steel and aluminum coming into the United States. He granted exclusions on a similar tariff during his first administration for USMCA trading partners Canada and Mexico but says this time there will be no exceptions.
The latest tariff negotiation comes a week after Sheinbaum won praise from many in her country for striking a deal to delay a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico. That wider tariff could have devastated her country’s economy, as well as raised prices for U.S. consumers.
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