Trump threatens Mexico with sanctions, tariffs over water-sharing treaty
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Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, responded to Trump's post and acknowledged that her country had not fulfilled its treaty commitments.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs over the 1944 water-sharing treaty, which governs water allocation from the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers.
Under the treaty, Mexico is required to transfer water to the United States every five years from the two dams the countries share on the Texas border, but Trump is now claiming that the country is “stealing water from Texas farmers.”
“Mexico OWES Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, but Mexico is unfortunately violating their Treaty obligation,” Trump posted Thursday on Truth Social. “This is very unfair, and it is hurting South Texas Farmers very badly.
“Last year, the only Sugar Mill in Texas CLOSED, because Mexico has been stealing the water from Texas Farmers. Ted Cruz has been leading the fight to get South Texas the water it is owed, but Sleepy Joe refused to lift a finger to help the Farmers.
“THAT ENDS NOW! I will make sure Mexico doesn’t violate our Treaties, and doesn’t hurt our Texas Farmers.
“Just last month, I halted water shipments to Tijuana until Mexico complies with the 1944 Water Treaty. My Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins, is standing up for Texas Farmers, and we will keep escalating consequences, including TARIFFS and, maybe even SANCTIONS, until Mexico honors the Treaty, and GIVES TEXAS THE WATER THEY ARE OWED!”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s post and acknowledged that her country had not fulfilled its treaty commitments.
“Yesterday, a comprehensive proposal was sent to the Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of State to address the water supply to Texas under the 1944 treaty, which includes very short-term actions,” Sheinbaum wrote in a statement on X.
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