Carin Zissis Speaks About Sheinbaum's Negotiation Skills with Trump on Deutsche Welle
Carin Zissis Speaks About Sheinbaum's Negotiation Skills with Trump on Deutsche Welle
The Mexican president's "ability to negotiate puts her in a strong position," said the AS/COA Online editor-in-chief to the media outlet.
Carin Zissis, editor-in-chief of AS/COA Online, was interviewed by Brent Goff from Deutsche Welle about Claudia Sheinbaum's negotiating skills with Donald Trump, her rising approval rating, U.S.-Mexico trade relations, and the debate around the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. government.
Goff started the interview by mentioning Sheinbaum's 85 percent approval rating and Zissis responded by giving more insights into this number: "She came into office riding a wave of popularity. But we've seen that approval level just go up in the months since then. And I definitely would say that her handling of the relationship with the United States has most likely only boosted that approval level".
The expert highlighted that Sheinbaum's decision to take a "cool, steady approach," involving measured responses to tariff threats rather than immediate retaliation, has put her in "strong position" against Trump.
Regarding the difficulty to predict Donald Trump's actions and if Mexico is feeling confident that the U.S. president will stand by his word to exempt goods, Zissis said that the "tariffs on, tariffs off" situation is challenging. And that in any case, the "uncertainty creates this difficult environment for investors, for the business sector".
The journalist then asked Zissis if she believes that Sheinbaum will be the president that would finally solve the organized crime groups problem in Mexico.
"We have to understand that the organized crime groups in Mexico don't just work in the area of drugs. They are involved in human trafficking. They're involved in all kinds of illicit activities. And this is something that's been a long time issue that several governments have tried to control organized crime in Mexico. [..] That is a big challenge. However, we are seeing some positive signs a turn towards greater dependence on intelligence and use of intelligence in terms of battling organized crime," said Zissis.
