President Trump looks on as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at the Kennedy Center in Washington in December 2025. Then there’s Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. So she has tread strategically, requesting frequent phone calls with Trump, making concessions on issues such as security and heaping praise right back at him. And on Thursday, Trump surprised Mexican officials by declaring he would impose sanctions on countries that sell oil to Cuba. “He did not surrender.”Sheinbaum was able to weather the dispute, but the episode again raised questions about how far the Mexican president is willing to go to keep Trump happy.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2026 21:31 UTC