“ We gave him everything ”: Trump’s prices stun Mexico

Until the last minute, Isaac Presburger, like many other Mexican businessmen, still could not believe that President Trump would hold his promise to hit Mexico with prices. It didn’t matter that Mr. Trump announced that the same day, he would go ahead with the expected taxes.

“I am still incredulous,” said Prestburger, sales director at Preslow, a family clothing company in Mexico. “We now know that Trump puts you pressure for you to give him what he wants. We gave him everything and he did not drop his handle. »»

In response to Mr. Trump’s threat to impose 25% prices on Mexican products, Mexico has made a major effort: the leaders have agreed to send more than two dozen alleged cartel heads to be tried in the United States, a departure of the previous position of the government on the extradities.

President Claudia Sheinbaum sent thousands of troops from the National Guard to the State of Sinaloa, the hub for fentanyl traffic, where they seized large quantities of synthetic opioids and have erupted hundreds of laboratories. She sent thousands of others to the American border, contributing to a dive into the number of illegal passages.

Ms. Sheinbaum looked further than anyone who expected to show the Trump administration that her government was serious about the satisfaction of American demands, according to analysts.