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The Guardian - US
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José Olivares in New York

Mexican president claims ‘no potential tariff war’ with US after call with Trump

A woman wearing a light blue jacket smiles and points at a lectern
Claudia Sheinbaum during her morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico on Monday. Photograph: Mario Guzman/EPA

Claudia Sheinbaum has said her “very kind” phone conversation with Donald Trump, in which they discussed immigration and fentanyl, means “there will not be a potential tariff war” between the US and Mexico.

The president of Mexico spoke to reporters on Thursday following Trump’s threat earlier in the week to apply a 25% tariff against Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10% tariff against China, when he takes office in January if the countries did not stop all illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling into the US.

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