How Mexico President Claudia Shinbom won by Trump’s praise

By giving birth to the trade war, President Trump gave Mexican President a sign of respect: “You are difficult”, he told her about a phone call last month, according to four people who have knowledge of exchange.

Through their last conversation, the two leaders were trading and embracing us to postpone some definitions in the actual time, the people familiar with the call said.

When Claudia Shinbom He became president on October 1The first woman to control Mexico ever, there were doubts about how to deal with the relationship with the United States, especially if Mr. Trump wins the elections.

Mrs. Xinbom, who was proud and a box through training, had a little simple external experience in his previous position as the mayor of Mexico. Unlike her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez ObradorWho communicated with Mr. Trump and participated in his strong style, Mrs. Shinbom was looking at her as technocrats, who were more reserved than a political woman.

But she surprised many in her country, not only by formulating a set of threats from Mr. Trump, but also through forgery, somewhat unexpectedly, related to the respect of the audience emerging with her American counterpart.

“No one expects this to be good, or this is lucky,” said Carlos Bravo Regelor, Mexican political analyst. “Whatever it is, it works.”

On the campaign’s path, Mr. Trump made Mexico a clear goal of his attacks. Once he was elected, he pledged to impose a tariff on the southern American neighbor until Fintanel stopped flowing to the United States.

However, recently, he was praising Mrs. Shinbom, and even raises more world leaders. She was called “A Wonderful Woman” with a “very good” relationship.

Officials from both countries say that its calm behavior and the results achieved in immigration and it seems that Fintanel has won his respect, which impressed the main members in his administration, including the Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who is up to local policy and internal security advisor.

Her relationship with the American President with partial assistance by contrast with Mr. Trump’s most controversial relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from Canada, who left this position on Friday.

At the beginning of their last conversation last week, Mrs. Shinbom spent about five minutes of everything she did to secure the borders and fight trafficking in fentanel, according to two people familiar with the conversations. Before the call, Mr. Trump’s data was sent to support its points. I suggested that the definitions will make it difficult for them to explain this level of cooperation for its citizens.

The people said that Mr. Trump remained silent because of a long rhythm after she stopped speaking – then, after Mrs. Shinbom completed, suddenly launched in an attack on Canada. He asked about Mrs. Shinbom’s opinion to Mr. Trudeau. She said she did not speak much with the Canadian leader. Mr. Trump said she is fortunate.

At the end of the call, the people said, Mr. Trump offered to exclude many Mexican goods from the definitions, then began to dictate, loudly, a social publication in fact announcing the deal. Mrs. Shinbom and her team were enjoyable.

Mr. Trump published that he was delaying the customs tariff until April 2, with the “respect” of the Mexican President, adding: “Thank you to President Shinbom for your hard work and your cooperation!” Mrs. Shinbom said that the invitation was “excellent and respectful” in A. After x.

I also made Bold moves against drug gangs It is known for strict revenge for those who threaten them. Perhaps the most severe: transfer 29 drug princes To the United States to confront criminal charges in late February. This step was a tremendous blow to organized criminal groups and sent a message that Mrs. Shinbom was serious in fighting her.

Soon after delivery, Mrs. Shinbom’s mobile phone was hacked, according to several people who are aware of this issue. A Mexican presidential spokesman declined to comment.

While cooperating intensively with Mr. Trump, Ms. Xinbom also operated national feelings at home, reminding the Mexicans that the country is “not a colony for anyone”, and repeated a copy of the phrase “coordination, yes; submission, never.”

In recent months, its approval ratings have increased in Mexico 75 percent.

However, despite the efforts of Mrs. Shinbom, Mexico has not been protected from the inability to predict Mr. Trump. Like the rest of the world, the country is awaiting another round of possible definitions on April 2. It also competes with the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed this week, in addition to duties on the goods that are not listed in the United States and Kanada agreement, which was about Half of the US exports in the country Last year, according to an official at the White House, he was not allowed to speak publicly. Trade disturbances already Shake the Mexican economy.

But as Mr. Trump continues Hummer Canada with new threats of sharp drawings and annexationMexicans mostly enjoy a break from drama – at least now.

“This is like the true life episode of” The Appness “.” The purpose of the entire show is to stay until the next episode, and it was able to do this so far, “said Mr. Bravo Regelor, in reference to the series of reality in the 2000s starring Mr. Trump.

The two leaders have come a long way in just a few months.

Mr. Trump has accused Mexico managed by Cartel and threatened military strikes on Mexican soil. While Mr. Trump has often said that he had a great relationship with Mrs. Shinbom’s predecessor and his teacher, Mr. Lopez Oberrador, he houses concerns about the management of the former Mexican leader of Kartel’s violence.

Mr. Trump and some of the main members of his team initially told Mrs. Shinbom, two people familiar with his thinking, partly because of the media coverage that she photographed as a left -wing ideology.

Early, her speech towards Mr. Trump was sometimes aggressive.

At a press conference in November, it is Read loudly a specific message She had written Mr. Trump responding to his threats to definitions. She said: “For every tariff, there will be a response in the type, so that we are at risk our common institutions.”

Missive was seen by some members of the MR. Trump Transition as reprimand and unnecessary provocation, according to five people who are aware of their thinking.

Then, in early January, after Mr. Trump said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf of America, Mrs. Shinbom has joined that the United States was called “Mexican America”. The comments were Widespread It also mocks Mr. Trump.

But her style began to shift when some of her advisers began to hear that confrontation tactics would only be angry with Mr. Trump.

Three people are aware of the talks if officials said that Mr. Lopez Obrador spoke to Mr. Trump in Spanish, through a translator, and he spoke for a long time that he often feels bored.

In contrast, Mrs. Shinbom came to her talks with the highly prepared president. I studied his sermons, watching videos, to try to understand Mr. Trump’s connection style.

Her accent was calm, and officials came across it as dangerous and transparent. This equal approach has left a particularly different impression because it is completely different from the approach of Mr. Trudeau, who had a more controversial exchange with Mr. Trump.

Mexico observers referred to Edge the dispute between the United States and Canada As evidence that Mrs. Shinbum’s touch with Mr. Trump may protect the country from more disturbances.

“She was generous and confidential in not choosing a battle,” said Enrique Cruz, a prominent Mexican historian. “Its natural characteristics have done well, at the present time, in the face of a person like Trump.”

Maria Abi Habib The reports contributed.