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How are the U.S. tariff threats being seen from Mexico, the other target of Trump’s trade war? How is it similar to Canada, and how is it different?
CBC News
· Posted: Mar 11, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum delivers a speech during a military parade commemorating the 114th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, on November 20, 2024. (Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP/Getty Images)
Front Burner24:29Trade war: The view from Mexico
As Canadians grapple with the ongoing threat of American tariffs, south of the U.S., Mexicans are dealing with the same thing. Today we look at the similarities and differences in the situations both countries are facing, the different ways our leaders are dealing with Trump, and the surprising impacts the tariff threat may be having in Mexico’s war on drugs.
Elías Camhaji, a reporter with the newspaper El País based in Mexico City, joins us.
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