Trump calls off tariffs after US-Mexico deal but Mnuchin says threat remains Read moreIn the US, critics of the president began to answer his triumphalism over the deal. The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said Trump had “undermined America’s pre-eminent leadership role in the world by recklessly threatening” Mexico. Under the deal, Mexico agreed to expand a contentious asylum program, known as Remain in Mexico, that critics say puts migrants in danger from criminal cartels. “President Trump must stop sabotaging good-faith, constructive and bipartisan efforts in Congress to address this complex problem in a humane manner that honors and respects our most cherished national values,” she said. “The Trump administration must also do much more to cooperate in a meaningful way with Mexico in cracking down on smuggling networks.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2019 19:28 UTC