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Trump threatens to double tariffs on Mexico if it does not halt migrants

Trump threatens to double tariffs on Mexico if it does not halt migrants
South China Morning Post Thursday 12 November 2026, 12:45 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to double tariffs on Mexico if it does not stop ‌more than a thousand migrants walking north towards the United States after last week’s US election, warning that they would not be allowed to enter. Trump wrote on social media. “They will not ‌be accepted!

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to double tariffs on Mexico if it does not stop ‌more than a thousand migrants walking north towards the United States after last week’s US election, warning that they would not be allowed to enter. “Here we go ⁠again!” Trump wrote on social media. “They will not ‌be accepted! MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do ‌not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico ⁠will ⁠be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED. MEXICO, THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE ‌VERY LIBERAL NEW GOVERNOR OF...
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