Mexico threatens to impose its own tariffs against US in response to Trump proposal

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hinted that her country would retaliate with its own tariffs if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his plan to levy 25% import duties on Mexican goods.

Sheinbaum made the threat on Tuesday, a day after Trump announced he would impose such tariffs against Canada and Mexico on his first day in office until the two countries manage to stymie the flow of migrants and illegal narcotics into the United States.

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