A Calmer Mexico Sees Trump Anew: As a 'Bluffer' at the Poker Table
A Calmer Mexico Sees Trump Anew: As a 'Bluffer' at the Poker Table
- His threats to build a border wall and make Mexicans pay for it would ignite firestorms of patriotic fury and resentment. His promises to deport millions of undocumented immigrants would send politicians to draft contingency plans. His vows to re-engineer the North American Free Trade Agreement and bring Mexico to heel would shake the foundations of the state.
- His threats to build a border wall and make Mexicans pay for it would ignite firestorms of patriotic fury and resentment. His promises to deport millions of undocumented immigrants would send politicians to draft contingency plans. His vows to re-engineer the North American Free Trade Agreement and bring Mexico to heel would shake the foundations of the state.
But
on Wednesday, the suggestion from the White House that Mr. Trump was
finalizing an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the
United States from Nafta revealed a different, more experienced Mexico,
one that was learning to live with what it considers Mr. Trump’s bluster
and stagecraft — and not inclined to publicly react too quickly.