‘Very unfair’: Trump threatens extra 5% tariff on Mexico over water dispute
President accuses neighbor of violating treaty governing water-sharing and urges water to be released ‘immediately’
Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 5% tariff on Mexico if it do not immediately provide additional water to help US farmers, accusing the country of violating a treaty that outlines water-sharing between the neighbors.
Under the treaty, Mexico must send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the US from the Rio Grande through a network of interconnected dams and reservoirs every five years.