After President-elect Donald Trump announced his plan to impose tariffs on Mexico over securing the border, he said he had a “wonderful conversation” with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum—a call she, in turn, said was “excellent.” Sheinbaum said the two countries will have a good relationship, and that there won’t be a tariff war. She also explained Mexico’s strategy for addressing illegal immigration.
NTD discusses this with Mike Leon, the policy and strategy director at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation and the host of the “Can We Please Talk?” podcast. Leon says that both the United States and Mexico can take steps to stem the flow of fentanyl across the U.S. border.