Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, in a speech to crowds of supporters days before Donald Trump is sworn in as US head of state, vowed her country would not be subordinated by its northern neighbour.
Ties between both nations will stay strong and dialogue will prevail, Sheinbaum said during the speech in a Mexico City square on Sunday to mark her first 100 days in office.
She highlighted prior collaboration between Trump and her predecessor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, citing an overhauled North American free trade deal.
“We will always have our heads up,” Sheinbaum said on US-Mexico relations. “Mexico is a free, independent and sovereign country. As I have said, we coordinate and we collaborate, but we don’t become subordinated.”
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Trump threatens new anti-drug tariffs on ‘day 1’ for China, Canada, Mexico
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Trump’s team is already pressuring Mexico on migration and flows of illicit goods even before taking office on January 20, threatening to enact 25 per cent tariffs on Mexican products if action is not taken.