Trump threatens 5% tariff on Mexico for ‘seriously hurting’ Texas farms and livestock by withholding vital water… “As of now, Mexico is not responding”

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Donald Trump threatened Mexico with an additional tariff over their continued violation of a nearly century-old water treaty.

The president made the demand amid a renewed focus on American farmers, including a $12billion bailout, on his Truth Social page Monday night.

‘Mexico continues to violate our comprehensive Water Treaty, and this violation is seriously hurting our BEAUTIFUL TEXAS CROPS AND LIVESTOCK,’ Trump wrote.

He said that America’s neighbors to the south ‘still owes the U.S over 800,000 acre-feet of water for failing to comply with our Treaty over the past five years. The U.S needs Mexico to release 200,000 acre-feet of water before December 31st, and the rest must come soon after.’

Trump, who lavished praise on Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the World Cup draw in Washington Friday, said that he has gotten no response yet.

‘It is very unfair to our U.S. Farmers who deserve this much needed water. That is why I have authorized documentation to impose a 5% Tariff on Mexico if this water isn’t released, IMMEDIATELY. The longer Mexico takes to release the water, the more our Farmers are hurt. Mexico has an obligation to FIX THIS NOW.’

The president, who has had an up and down relationship with Mexico throughout his second term, previously made this threat in April.

Under the treaty, Mexico must send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. from the Rio Grande through a network of interconnected dams and reservoirs every five years.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15365613/Donald-Trump-Mexico-water-threat.html

“As of now, Mexico is not responding, and it is very unfair to our U.S. Farmers who deserve this much needed water,” Trump wrote. “The longer Mexico takes to release the water, the more our Farmers are hurt. Mexico has an obligation to FIX THIS NOW.”

Texas farmers have long pushed for Mexico to send more water to meet the obligations of the 81-year-old treaty that says Mexico is obligated to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. every five years. Trump also threatened sanctions and tariffs against Mexico in April, complaining then that the country had delivered less than 30 percent of the requirement over a five-year window that ended in October.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/08/trump-tariffs-mexico-rio-grande-water-00682220