Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum chatted on Thanksgiving Day, but recall the conversation completely differently

After the President is elected Donald Trump shared what he called a “great conversation” with the Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Wednesday night, he declared that the pair agreed to “stop Migration through Mexico and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border.”

That’s not how she remembers it.

“During our conversation with President Trump, I explained to him the comprehensive strategy that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon, respecting human rights,” Sheinbaum said. wrote in a statement on X, formerly Twitter. “Thanks to that, migrants and caravans are supported before reaching the border. We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples.”

Earlier on Wednesday, before Trump posted his statement on Truth Social, his social media site, Sheinbaum speak They “had a great conversation.”

“We discussed Mexico’s strategy regarding the migration phenomenon and I shared that the caravans will not arrive at the northern border because they are being processed by Mexico,” she wrote on X. “We also discussed strengthening cooperation on security issues within the framework of our sovereignty and the campaign we are carrying out in the country to stop the consumption of fentanyl.”

The calls from the two presidents came the next day Trump announced he would impose, through an executive order on the first day of his presidency, a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada. “This Tariff,” he began, “will be in effect until Drugs, especially Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!”

Butter, tequilaand beers like Modelo are some of the products that could see price increases if Trump follows suit.

in one letters Responding to Trump’s tariff threat, Sheinbaum said her government would retaliate if he continued with this stated plan. “For every tariff, there will be a response in kind,” Sheinbaum wrote, according to a statement released by the Mexican Embassy on Tuesday morning. “Among Mexico’s main exporters to the United States are General Motors, Stellantis and Ford Motor Company, which came to Mexico 80 years ago. Why would imposing a tariff be dangerous for them? Such a measure would be unacceptable and would lead to inflation and job losses in both the United States and Mexico, she added.

Sheinbaum also addressed Trump’s relentless claim, which he repeated in his tariff announcement, that “thousands of people are pouring into Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs to unprecedented levels.” This”.

“70% of illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country,” the Mexican president wrote. “We do not produce these weapons and we do not consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that many people have lost their lives to violence in response to your drug demand.”

According to the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), “70% of guns reported to have been recovered in Mexico between 2014 and 2018 and submitted for tracing were traced to originally from the United States. ATF noted that this number may not include all guns recovered nationwide, including some guns recovered by Mexican states.