Trump says Mexico’s president has ‘agreed to stop’ migrants from crossing the US border illegally

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President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has received assurances from Mexico’s new president that she will “stop migration” though her country and into the US.

“Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, President of Mexico, speaks during the National Agreement for the Human Right to Water and Sustainability, held at the Ecological Park of Xochimilco. on November 25, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. Carlos Santiago/eyepix via ZUMA Press Wire / SplashNews.com

Donald Trump — The president-elect said he had a “very productive” talk with Mexico’s president. REUTERS

“She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border,” the president-elect added.

Trump, 78, noted that in his “very productive conversation” with Pardo they also discussed illegal drugs coming into the US from south of the border.

“We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States, and also, U.S. consumption of these drugs,” he said.

“It was a very productive conversation!”

Trump announced earlier this week that he planned to slap a 25% tariff on Mexican imports in an effort to get the country to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling.

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