If there is one thing you can say about Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, it’s that she’s handled President Donald Trump quite well so far. This was by no means a given; as Colombian President Gustavo Petro is learning the hard way, Trump’s personal relationships with foreign leaders can run hot and cold depending on the day and the issue at hand. Trump used Mexico as a punching bag during his 2024 campaign, blasting the inadequacies of its politicians and threatening to deploy U.S. special forces into the country to destroy the drug labs churning out fentanyl at a feverish pace.

Fortunately for Sheinbaum, none of this has come to pass. While Trump slapped 25% tariffs on Mexican imports in February and often comes back to the theme of taking unilateral U.S. action against the cart

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