Mexican president vows to retaliate against Trump tariffs with 'plan B'

Economy Minister posts 'We will win!' and shifts focus toward countermeasures

20250202 Claudia Sheinbaum Mexico prez

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum posted, "I've instructed my economy minister to implement the plan B we've been working on." © Reuters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday ordered retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S. decision to slap 25% tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico, as a trade war broke out between the two neighbors.

In a lengthy post on X, Sheinbaum said her government sought dialogue rather than confrontation with its top trade partner to the north, but that Mexico had been forced to respond in kind.

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