Mexico and Canada were spared from Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs that he imposed on close to 200 nations. Sheinbaum credited the United States and Mexico’s “good relationship” as the reason her country was excluded.
“This has to do with the good relationship we have built between the Mexican and U.S. government, which is based on respect,” Sheinbaum said at a news conference Thursday.
“There are no additional tariffs to Mexico, and that is good for the country,” she added.
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Mexico’s Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard is expected to visit the U.S. next week to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington, D.C. He noted that Mexico was one of the few countries exempt from the tariffs announced Wednesday.
“President Sheinbaum’s strategy has worked. We
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