Mexico accuses US of 'slander' over cartel alliance claim

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Sheinbaum said she had told her economy minister, Marcelo Ebrard, "to implement Plan B that we have been working on, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico's interests.
25% : Tensions between the closely connected neighbors soared after the White House said Trump would slap 25-percent tariffs on Mexican as well as Canadian goods because of illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
23% : "Trump uses this rhetoric to pressure but it should never be taken lightly," he added. - Mexican recession possible - Analysts said the tariffs imposed by Mexico's biggest trade partner would deal a heavy blow to Latin America's second-largest economy.

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