Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum says ‘good relationship’ with US spared country from reciprocal tariffs

Published April 3, 2025 4:55pm ET



Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed relief that her country was excluded from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announcement.

Mexico and Canada were spared from Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs that he imposed on close to 200 nations. Sheinbaum credited the United States and Mexico’s “good relationship” as the reason her country was excluded.

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