Last night Trump posted this to Truth Social:
Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern 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. It was a very productive conversation!
Here’s a translation of Sheinbaum’s response:
In our conversation with President Trump, I explained to him the comprehensive strategy that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon, respecting human rights. Thanks to this, migrants and caravans are assisted before they reach the border. We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples.
The cult, as usual, is falling for it in thousands of celebratory tweets. When called out, they respond with the usual MAGA insults.
We haven’t had real leadership in nearly 4 years so you may not recognize it,
but this is it: pic.twitter.com/8TNxwGNOvC
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) November 28, 2024
For MAGA Twitter who is praising Donald Trump for “closing the southern border in one day by threatening Mexico with tariffs.”
Here’s Mexico’s ACTUAL response. Maybe ask the right wing influencers that you consume all your information from why they’re lying to you. 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/W5WFygrclg— Karly Kingsley (@karlykingsley) November 28, 2024
Trump: Mexico is “effectively closing our southern border.”
Mexico: “no plan to close border.” pic.twitter.com/mZyr2jmdWO
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) November 28, 2024
This tweet, boosted by Elon Musk, is completely false. President Sheinbaum has announced no such thing after Trump’s tariff threat.
In fact, she said that migrant caravans haven’t been reaching the border for a while, and warned that Mexico could retaliate with its own tariffs. pic.twitter.com/RawuakYK8H
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) November 27, 2024
“Trump: Mexico is ‘effectively closing our southern border.’ Mexico: ‘no plan to close border.'”https://t.co/khucm2HPU9
— Raw Story (@RawStory) November 28, 2024
> Trump threatens tariffs
> Mexico says to pound sand
> Trump/Sheinbaum have a call
> Trump declares victory over something Mexico was already doingWelcome back 2017-2021 https://t.co/GGUbAfMrEJ
— Polling USA (@USA_Polling) November 28, 2024