Sheinbaum, who did not offer details of the measures, sharply rejected the measures taken by the United States, its main commercial partnerand said it will have negative effects on both countries.
“It is inconceivable that you do not think about the damage that will be caused so much to citizens and companies of the United States for the increase in the prices of the articles that occur in our country, as well as the damage that will be caused by stopping the creation of jobs in both countries,” he said.
During her morning press conference, the president read a statement in which she criticized the decision of the US president, Donald Trump, because she assured that since February 3, when she began the pause for 30 days to the tariffs announced by the White House, “strong actions” were developed against organized crime and fentanyl traffic.
Sheinbaum thus responded to the argument of the US president. “They are not enough.”
There is no reason for tariffs
Sheinbaum, who said that he announced the measures that his government will take in the Zocalo of Mexico City next Sunday at noon, said that, since the beginning of his management, on October 1, 2024, he has worked to give results in security, especially in the case of fentanyl traffic.
He cited figures from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which between October 2024 to January 2025, He reported that fentanyl seizures in the United States from Mexico were reduced by 50 %.
He said that in the five months of his government, 1,998 firearms have been seized, 75 % of which come from the United States and 121.4 tons of drugs, including 1,260 kilos and more than 1.3 million fentanyl pills; In addition, the dismantling of 329 clandestine laboratories and 26.4 tons of cocaine.
The president also highlighted the arrest of 13,858 people for a high -impact crime and the transfer last week of 29 drug traffickers such as Rafael Caro Quintero and the leaders of the Los Zetas criminal group.
“Therefore we are emphatic: there is no reason, reason or justification that supports this decision that will affect our peoples and nations,” he warned.
He also insisted that there will be cooperation and coordination, but “subordination and interventionism, no.”
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Sheinbaum regretted that with this tariff decision “nobody wins” and warned that You will keep looking for dialogue to find an alternative “With arguments and rationality.”
Finally, he called on the people of Mexico to face this challenge together and maintain unity.
“It is the time of the defense of Mexico and its sovereignty. We must be attentive and have peace of mind, cold head. Our people and our blessed nation are very strong and powerful, ”he emphasized. EFE