Mexico’s President Denies Trump’s Claim of Promising to Close the Border

President-elect Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had a conversation regarding migration that resulted in conflicting accounts of what was agreed upon. Trump claimed that Sheinbaum had agreed to stop immigration through Mexico to the United States, effectively closing the southern border, while Sheinbaum stated that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges and respect human rights. Sheinbaum also mentioned that Mexico has a comprehensive strategy to address the migration phenomenon. Trump’s proposal to place new tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada, and China was also discussed, with a plan to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% tariff on all products imported into the U.S. as a response to the ongoing fentanyl crisis. The phone call between the two leaders came after Trump’s announcement of the new tariffs, and the conversation seems to have left both parties with different understandings of the outcome regarding migration and border control. Sheinbaum emphasized that caravans were being served in Mexico, preventing them from reaching the U.S. border. The conflicting accounts suggest a disagreement on how to address the issue of migration between the two leaders.

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