Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo issued a "read-out" of her call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday — but her list of what the two leaders agreed to is different from his in one major respect: guns. Washington Post staff writer Meryl Kornfield pointed out on X that in Sheinbaum's li...

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo revealed that the U.S. agreed to curb gun smuggling into Mexico—something omitted from Trump’s statement about their call.

While Trump announced that Mexico would send 10,000 troops to the U.S. border, he did not mention this key concession.

Studies show 68–90% of traced firearms in Mexico originate from or pass through the U.S.

The tariff pause follows Mexico’s commitment to increased border security, but Sheinbaum’s disclosure highlights a significant aspect Trump did not publicly acknowledge.

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    https://apnews.com/article/guatemala-honduras-mexico-immigration-border-patrols-917c0fea87c0a807b371da207d34c8cc

    April 12, 2021:

    According to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, Mexico will maintain a deployment of about 10,000 troops…

    Mexico announced in March that it was deploying National Guard members and immigration agents to its southern border, and it has maintained more personnel at its southern border since Trump threatened tariffs on Mexican imports in 2019.

    Unless someone can find a source that states that Mexico ever withdrew their 10k troops during the last 3 years… yeah, they already had 10k troops on their southern border, they’ve… just been redeployed to their northern border.

    The posted article here from RawStory kind of alludes to how this is a nothing victory by linking to another of their own articles at the end of this one.

    https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariff-mexico/

    “Mexico has made similar agreements without the threat of tariffs,” posted Sam Stein, of The Bulwark and MSNBC. “Here in 2021 they agreed to surge the same number of troops to help with migration. Here in 2022 they agreed to invest an additional $1.5b. Here in 2023 were 15 administrative actions.”

    “It seems like the trick to negotiating with Trump is to realize he doesn’t have any idea what the current facts are,” said Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell. “‘Oh you want 10,000 troops?’ says world leader who already deployed 15K. ‘Great 10k it is.’”

    This is why Sheinbaum has an ear to ear smile in the image.