Today, Friday (12/05/2025), President Donald Trump met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, a spokeswoman for the Canadian president told AFP.
The three leaders previously attended the draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington, which will be held next year in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The US President said about the World Cup: “We worked closely with these two countries, and the coordination, friendship and relationship were extraordinary.”
Sheinbaum said in a message on the “X” network, “We talked about the great opportunity that the 2026 FIFA World Cup represents for the three countries and the good relationship that binds us. We agreed to continue working together on trade issues.”
Trump participated with Carney and Sheinbaum in a mock drawing in which each of them drew the name of his country.
“The three leaders met for approximately 45 minutes,” Carney spokeswoman Audrey Champoux said in an email.
“They have agreed to continue working together in CUSMA,” he added, using the Canadian abbreviation for the free trade agreement between the three countries.
Canada and Mexico are partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) with the United States, which was reached during Trump’s first term.
The attack of global protectionism
Both countries are threatened by the widespread global protectionist attack launched by the US President.
The challenge facing my neighbor, the United States, is to renegotiate the best possible terms within that treaty.
For Canada, it’s also about re-establishing a dialogue that was interrupted in October, after a television ad campaign against tariff hikes angered Trump.
Canada is the second largest trading partner of the United States and a major supplier of steel and aluminum to American companies, especially in the automobile sector.
Mexico, for its part, faces a difficult economic situation in 2025 due to uncertainties related to the trade policy of the United States, its main trading partner and the destination for more than 80% of its exports.
This was the first direct meeting between the Mexican President and her northern neighbor, who is demanding more commitment to the fight against drugs.
Mexico has deployed more troops on the common border and deported dozens of drug lords to serve sentences in the United States, but Trump has hinted on several occasions that he would be willing to attack drug cartels on Mexican soil.
mg (AFP, CBC)