Hosts Joshua Treviño and Ariana Guajardo react to recent revelations about Russian spies residing in Mexico, President Trump threatening Mexico with higher tariffs over a water treaty, and opportunities to extract concessions in the upcoming USMCA trade agreement review.
They also discuss Mexico’s refusal to give up cartel-connected political figures, President Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to nine Mexican mayors being murdered in the past year, and Joshua’s latest op-ed on Venezuela.
Referenced in this episode:
New York Times: The U.S. Gave Mexico a List of Russian Spies. Mexico Let Them Stay.
Reuters: Trump threatens Mexico with 5% tariff increase over water dispute
Wall Street Journal: How to Save Trump’s USMCA
Wall Street Journal: ‘Welcome to America!’ Captured Drug Lords Choose: Snitch or Suffer
Wall Street Journal: Mexico’s President Has a Murder Problem
Sheinbaum Announces the Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice
National Review: What Brought the Trump Administration to the Brink with the Venezuelan Regime