# Mexico will hit back at US president Donald Trump’s tariffs with retaliatory duties of its own. President Claudia Sheinbaum says there was no reason or justification for Trump to impose the 25-percent tariffs despite Mexico’s collaboration in efforts to tackle drug smuggling. She says her country will always seek a negotiated solution and she hopes to speak to Trump by phone tomorrow. Sheinbaum accused the White House of publishing an offensive and defamatory statement alleging that drug cartels operate unhindered due to an intolerable relationship with her government.
Mexico will hit back with tariffs of its own against US