Front Burner

Trade war: The view from Mexico

How are the U.S. tariff threats being seen from Mexico, the other target of Trump’s trade war? How is it similar to Canada, and how is it different?
A woman speaks at a podium. The Mexican flag is behind her.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum delivers a speech during a military parade commemorating the 114th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, on November 20, 2024. (Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP/Getty Images)

As Canadians grapple with the ongoing threat of American tariffs, south of the U.S., Mexicans are dealing with the same thing. Today we look at the similarities and differences in the situations both countries are facing, the different ways our leaders are dealing with Trump, and the surprising impacts the tariff threat may be having in Mexico's war on drugs.

Elías Camhaji, a reporter with the newspaper El País based in Mexico City, joins us.

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