The president of the United States, donald trumphe once again placed his neighbor at the center of his speech. This time, during an event in the city of Detroit, Michigan, the Republican president imitated the way in which, according to him, the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaumpronounce the word “Mexico”, it which caused laughter among the attendees.
The Republican president’s latest statements occurred in the middle of a debate on the trade policy between Mexico and the United States. Therefore, during his speech, Donald Trump recalled a conversation he had with the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumwhom he described as “a person very kind“.
However, the New York tycoon immediately imitated the pronunciation of the word “Mexico” and assured that the 64-year-old Mexican president says “Mejijo”. This comment generated laughter among event attendees in the Great Lakes State and quickly began to spread on digital platforms, such as Facebook.
“As you know, there is a very kind president in Mexico. She is very kind and speaks very well, but she calls him ‘mejijo‘. So the other day I said it to a group: ‘Let’s stop all commercial activity that moves to mejijo‘. “They had no idea what I was telling them and it didn’t go very well,” Trump added in his speech.
The debate about the automotive industry in Mexico and the US
According to what was stated by the American television network Telemundothe reference to Mexico arose while the president of the United States, Donald Trump, defended his strategy to promote the return of manufacturing production to its territory, particularly in the sector automotivewho recently migrated south.
The 80-year-old Republican president reiterated to the public in Detroit, Michigan that for months he has been seeking to reduce the departure of investments towards other countries, especially Mexico, and strengthen vehicle manufacturing in the United States through new trade policies and tariffsas happened in the past.
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Furthermore, as part of the context of his speech, President Donald Trump highlighted the transfer of some manufacturing operations to the United States, as in the case of Toyotawhich at the end of June announced the transfer of the pickup production line tacoma from TijuanaBaja California, to the city of San Antonio, Texas.
Faced with this scenario, the company japanese Automobile manufacturer Toyota pointed out that this decision responds to its global production strategy and not exclusively to political or tariff factors. However, according to Donald Trump, the announcement coincides with the hardening of the trade policy promoted by its administration.
The relationship between Mexico and the United States
In accordance with MillenniumMexican communication group, the automotive industry continues to be one of the most relevant sectors in the economic relationship between Mexico and the United States, due to its weight in the exports Mexican companies and the integration of supply chains under the free trade agreement between both.
Therefore, while the trade negotiations between both governments, the statements of Republican President Donald Trump once again place the issue on the public agenda, both for his comments about President Claudia Sheinbaum and for his insistence on attracting manufacturing investments to USA