Trump, Sheinbaum Extend Mutual Invitations for Visits
- WASHINGTON - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum saeid Friday that she and President trump had a "cordial" hourlong meeting in Washington that ended wiht both leaders extending invitations to...
- "We'll arrange a date later," Sheinbaum told reporters outside the Mexican Cultural Institute.
- The meeting was the first time the two had met face to face and followed months of clashes between the United States and Mexico over contentious issues such...
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Sheinbaum and Trump Meet: A Cordial First encounter Amidst Trade and Security Tensions
WASHINGTON – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum saeid Friday that she and President trump had a “cordial” hourlong meeting in Washington that ended wiht both leaders extending invitations to visit each other’s country.
“We’ll arrange a date later,” Sheinbaum told reporters outside the Mexican Cultural Institute.
The meeting was the first time the two had met face to face and followed months of clashes between the United States and Mexico over contentious issues such as trade, immigration and how to combat drug trafficking.
But on Friday, the two world leaders were brought together by soccer.
Sheinbaum was in Washington to attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw at the Kennedy Center, alongside Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The U.S., Mexico and canada are co-hosting the soccer tournament, which begins in June.
In a social media post, Sheinbaum said the three leaders talked about “the great chance that the 2026 FIFA World Cup represents for the three countries and about the good relationships we have.”
“We agreed to continue working together on trade issue with our teams,” she added.
She later reiterated to reporters that the meeting had been “vrey positive,” and that she impressed upon Trump that Mexico is “extraordinary” country. She said she personally invited him to visit Mexico, and that he extended an invitation to come back to Washington.
Asked if trump asked anything of her, she said he had “nothing in particular.”
After months of friction between the two countries, the meeting on Friday could break the ice and set the stage for policy negotiations as both presidents navigate pressures from their constituencies.
Since the start of his second term in January,Trump has threatened to impose large trade tariffs on Mexico,the United States’ largest trade partner – but so far,sheinbaum has been able to stave off many tariffs.
Trump and his team have also been floating the prospect of U.S.strikes on suspected criminals and drug laboratories in Mexico. But Sheinbaum has insisted she would not allow the U.S. military to fight drug cartels within its nation’s borders.
The ongoing negotiations come as Mexicans’ attitudes toward Trump and the United States have continued to sour, according to recent Pew Research Center data.