Conceded _more_, i.e. CAN adding fentanyl czar, whatever that entails, MX adding another 10k troops. Western reporting alleged PRC would offer restoring phase1 trade, but PRC did the opposite and counter tariffed, on energy and agriculture goods, so relative to CAN/MX it's escalating/rejecting or no sign of conceding.
A lot of the English reporting I'm reading said "reinforce" which implies addition. I don't speak spanish but the tweet from Sheinbaum also translates to "reinforce" if translation valid:
>1. Mexico will immediately reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, particularly fentanyl.
> A lot of the English reporting I'm reading said "reinforce" which implies addition.
Agree it implies addition, but if you promise to send 10k, then make another promise to send 10k, then send 10k you kept both promises to send 10k.
An article saying home many troops are going to be on the border ie 10k vs 20k. Or clarity on if 10k had already been sent to the border before the pledge to Trump for 10k reinforcements. Or something that goes in to detail about the timing and number of troop deployments would clear up the issue.
I love the “fentanyl czar” position because that’s how american special ministers are named. Give a minister the portfolio, but dumb it down for the orange guy.
Canada 'conceded' to increase border security to 10,000 border officers (It currently has 16,000), to spend 200 million on border security (Which it planned to since November), and to hire a 'fentanyl czar'[1].
Trump got paid with his own coin.
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[1] To match the power players of the Trump administration's all-star television celebrity cabinet, I nominate Robb Wells, who did an exceptional job playing Ricky on Trailer Park Boys.
