Mexico eyes uncertainty as US announces 30 percent tariffs

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00:00Faced with Donald Trump's threat to impose 30% tariffs on imports from Mexico to the

00:05US, President Claudia Scheinbaum appeared unfazed.

00:09We believe, based on what our colleagues discussed yesterday, that we will reach an agreement

00:17with the USA and that we will, of course, achieve better conditions.

00:23Her comments come after officials from her government met with members of the Trump administration

00:28seeking a deal that would prevent the imposition of the tariffs before the deadline on August

00:33the 1st.

00:35Explaining his reasoning behind the potential tariffs, Trump insisted that Mexico is not doing

00:40enough to stem the flow of fentanyl into the US.

00:44Residents in the Mexican capital have voiced their fears over the tariff threat.

00:48If it continues like this, there will come a time when it will eventually affect the cost

00:55of living we have.

00:57Prices of products will increase for many things.

01:02It's not a good policy because we are codependent countries.

01:09So what affects us also affects them.

01:17We are a region that is completely interconnected.

01:19We are the main market.

01:23The country sends over 80 percent of its exported goods to the US.

01:28Free trade with its northern neighbor led Mexico to become the US's top trading partner

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