Trump claims Mexico has vowed to ‘stop migration’ amid tariff threats: Live

The criminally convicted president-elect believes his election and the end of his federal cases exonerated him. Will his administration be able to stop the retribution he promised? Alex Woodward reports

The Biden administration reportedly briefed the president-elect’s national security team to inform them of the agreement and the commitments made, but Trump officials were not directly involved in the negotiations, according to a senior Biden administration official.

The deal, which marks a major breakthrough in the devastating conflict that has gripped the Middle East, was actually brokered by Biden who called it a “historic” moment for the world.

Despite their thumping in the 2024 election, the Democrats got at least one spot of good news heading into a new season in Washington.

Derek Tran eked out a win over Republican incumbent Michelle Steel to represent a district comprising parts of Los Angeles and Orange County.

Donald Trump is vowing to pursue a public information campaign warning Americans about the dangers of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that has drive drug abuse and overdoses across the country.

“I will be working on a large scale United States Advertising Campaign, explaining how bad Fentanyl is for people to use – Millions of lives being so needlessly destroyed,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday. “By the time the Campaign is over, everyone will know how really bad the horror of this Drug is.”

Stopping the opioid crisis was among the key priorities of the first Trump administration.

Donald Trump claimed on Thursday he had a “wonderful” conversation with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, after tensions between the two countries ratcheted up as Trump threatened to tariff Mexican goods to stop the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S.

“Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border. We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States, and also, U.S. consumption of these drugs. It was a very productive conversation!”

“Mexico will stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately,” he added in another post. “THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD STOPPING THE ILLEGAL INVASION OF THE USA. Thank you!!!”

Mexico already conducts immigration enforcement at its own borders, so it’s unclear what new steps Trump is referring to here.

Here’s more info on the tariff threat that kicked off the whole exchange.

Donald Trump and his team are reportedly debating “how much” to invade Mexico once he takes office, a new report claims.

“How much should we invade Mexico?” a senior Trump transition member told Rolling Stone. “That is the question.”

This “soft invasion” would involve American special forces assassinating cartel leaders in Mexico, another source close to the president-elect told Rolling Stone.

On Monday, attorneys for X — which Musk owns — filed a narrow objection to the sale of InfoWars that would prevent the satirical news outlet from taking ownership of Jones’s accounts on the social media platform.

X’s terms of service “make clear that it owns the X Accounts” and that X “merely grants its users a non-exclusive license to use their accounts,” attorneys for the company wrote in a federal bankruptcy court filing in Texas.

“X Corp. is compelled to file this Objection to make clear that X Corp. does not consent to the sale or any other transfer of the non-assignable X Accounts, which in turn, means the X Accounts cannot be sold or transferred at this time,” attorneys argued.

Democrats reacted with consternation to Donald Trump’s vow to impose massive tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, saying that the president-elect has failed to grasp the potential consequences of his promises and is heading into a “real horror show.”

Patel and Sims are both going head-to-head for the No. 2 position at the CIA, Politico reports. The CIA’s deputy director wields immense influence over the intelligence community but does not have to be confirmed by the Senate, unlike cabinet members.

Katie Hawkinson and Rhian Lubin report.

Jesper Brodin, chief executive of Ingka Group – which runs the majority of Ikea stores – said that the company had “never experienced a period of benefit” when high tariffs had been imposed.