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Trump threatens Mexico with 5% tariff increase over water dispute
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose an additional 5% tariff on Mexico if it doesn’t immediately provide additional water to help U.S. farmers, accusing the country of violating a treaty that outlines water sharing between the neighbors. Under the treaty, Mexico must send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. from the Rio Grande through a network of interconnected dams and reservoirs every five years. Trump said in a social media post that Mexico “owes” the U.S. 800,000 acre-feet of water due to violations of the treaty over the past five years. He demanded Mexico release 200,000 ... (full story)
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