This is rich. Claudia Sheinbaum, the newly-minted queen of Mexico’s leftist fantasyland, thinks she can stare down Donald Trump and call his bluff on tariffs? Sweetheart, do you even know what game you’re playing?

Here’s the cold, hard truth: Mexico doesn’t have options - it has dependencies. Nearly 80% of your country’s exports flow straight into the United States, which means if Trump decides to turn the screws, your economy isn’t just “hurt” - it’s gasping for air. And who exactly are these “other trade partners” you think will come running to save you? China? The EU? Let’s be serious. They’re not interested in playing sugar daddy to a country that’s already economically tethered to America.

And if you think Trump cares about your little temper tantrum, I’ve got news for you, he wants you to fight back. The more Mexico resists, the more incentive there is for American companies to start moving their supply chains elsewhere, whether that’s to other Latin American countries or right back to the U.S. Mexico is replaceable. The U.S. market is not.

Oh, and let’s not forget the $63 billion Mexico rakes in annually from remittances, U.S. dollars sent home by millions of Mexican workers. You think that money keeps flowing in a border crackdown? Think again. You want to play hardball with Trump, a man who thrives on economic warfare? By all means, go ahead. Just don’t come crying when your factories start shutting down, foreign investment dries up, and your “new trade partners” turn out to be nothing more than wishful thinking.

Trump isn’t Biden. He doesn’t take marching orders from globalists, and he sure as hell doesn’t cave to threats from leaders whose entire economy depends on American goodwill. So, go ahead, Claudia, make your move. Just know that Trump’s already ten steps ahead, and your little rebellion is about to blow up in your face.