Mexico ready to respond to U.S. tariffs, says president

2/4/2025 7:32

Mexico is prepared to respond to the tariffs on Mexican products that the U.S. government plans to announce on April 2, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday.



"Let them know that we are prepared. We meet two or three times a week with the team (of government and business experts) to strengthen the various measures," Sheinbaum said at her usual morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City.



"What we want is to protect the people of Mexico and jobs," the president said, adding however that retaliating with similar measures is not the solution to the tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles that her U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, has threatened to impose.



She noted that the United States is slapping tariffs on goods from countries around the world, not just Mexico.