Mexican leader, Trump discuss risk of tariff war | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

83% : Trump called it "wonderful"; Sheinbaum said "we agreed there will be a good relationship."
42% : If Mexico, Canada and China faced the additional tariffs proposed by Trump on all goods imported to the United States, that could be roughly equal to $266 billion in tax collections, a number that does not assume any disruptions in trade or retaliatory moves by other countries.
39% : In his tariff threat, Trump expressed alarm about the migrant caravan that had formed in southern Mexico, "composed of thousands of people, (which) seems to be unstoppable in its quest to come through our currently Open Border.
39% : "That caravan will never reach our northern border," she said she told Trump.
38% : Gabriel Guerra, a former Mexican diplomat, said the change in tone from Monday indicated that Trump wasn't seeking to impose tariffs, but to score a political victory.
38% : The Mexican leader said she and Trump discussed increasing security cooperation, but she gave no details.
37% : The leftist leader defused a threat from Trump in 2019 to impose stiff tariffs on Mexican goods by agreeing to deploy the military to deter U.S.-bound migrants.
36% : "The contradictory accounts reflected the uncertainty around the relationship between the United States and its top trading partner as Trump prepares to take office.
35% : Sheinbaum and Trump have given dramatically different versions of the call Wednesday.
32% : Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Sheinbaum had agreed to "stop Migration through Mexico," which would mean "effectively closing our Southern Border" immediately.
29% : Trump shocked governments and businesses Monday when he said he would slap the 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, the United States' two largest trading partners, unless they stopped the "invasion" of fentanyl and migrants.
27% : I think it's a counterproductive thing to do," he told reporters in Nantucket, Mass.By Sheinbaum's account, Trump appeared to lack basic knowledge about current conditions in Mexico.
27% : Trump has also gone so far as to threaten unilateral U.S. military action to stop the arrival of fentanyl from Mexico, where the opioid is made by crime groups using chemicals imported from Asia.
27% : "On Wednesday, Trump wrote that Sheinbaum had agreed to stop unauthorized migration across the border into the United States.
24% : If Trump carries out a plan to deport many of the estimated 11 million migrants who are in the United States unlawfully, Mexico will probably be the country hit hardest.
21% : Sheinbaum said Trump had asked about whether fentanyl use was a serious problem in Mexico.
19% : After the call, Trump posted on Truth Social: "I will be working on a large scale United States Advertising Campaign, explaining how bad Fentanyl is for people to use.
13% : U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he hoped Trump would rethink his plan to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, saying it could "screw up" relationships with close allies.

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