{"id":2519203,"date":"2025-12-09T11:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-out-mexico-for-depriving-american-farmers-of-water-authorizes-new-retaliatory-tariff\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:56:53","slug":"trump-calls-out-mexico-for-depriving-american-farmers-of-water-authorizes-new-retaliatory-tariff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-out-mexico-for-depriving-american-farmers-of-water-authorizes-new-retaliatory-tariff\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Calls Out Mexico for Depriving American Farmers of Water, Authorizes New Retaliatory Tariff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-calls-out-mexico-for-depriving-american-farmers-of-water-authorizes-new-retaliatory-tariff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-retaliation-against-israel-could-come-soon-with-little-notice-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Iranian retaliation against Israel \u2018could come soon\u2019 with little notice - Washington Examiner\">article discusses escalating tensions<\/a> between the United States and Mexico over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-to-accept-water-from-mexico-but-demands-it-follow-terms-of-treaty-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to accept ... from ... but demands it follow terms of treaty - Washington Examiner\">1944 water treaty<\/a>, under which Mexico is obligated too send water from the Rio Grande to Texas while the U.S. sends water from the Colorado River to Mexico. Mexico has repeatedly failed to deliver the agreed-upon water amounts to Texas farmers,causing notable agricultural harm. In response, President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 5% tariff on Mexico if the water is not released promptly. Despite Mexico citing drought conditions as a reason for the shortfall,the situation has severely impacted Texas farmers,with some industries,like sugarcane agriculture,already lost. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum states that Mexico is complying as much as possible given the drought, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >negotiations continue amid broader trade<\/a> and security discussions between the two countries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Irked by the slow drip of diplomacy, President Donald Trump is warning Mexico to open the tap to give water to Texas farmers or pay a price.<\/p>\n<p>The United States and Mexico have been mired in a dispute over Mexico&rsquo;s failure to live to its part of a 1944 water treaty under which Mexico sends Texas water from the Rio Grande while the U.S. sends Mexico water from the Colorado River.<\/p>\n<p>This spring, after Mexico continued to fall short on its promises, the State Department denied a request for water for Tijuana, marking the first U.S. denial in the treaty&rsquo;s history, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/5211310-trump-administration-denies-water-request-colorado-river-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>. The current deal calls for about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hardball-forget-tariffs-trump-is-cutting-off-most-precious-resource-from-mexico-water\/\" title=\"Hardball: Forget Tariffs, Trump Is Cutting Off Most Precious Resource from ... - ...\">490 billion gallons<\/a> from the U.S. to flow to Mexico each year, while 570 billion gallons from Mexico head north, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/17\/climate\/water-conflict-us-mexico-heat-drought\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although earlier this year the dispute seemed to be moving toward a solution, Trump took to <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115686410399815717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  to say that Mexico keeps leaving America high and dry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;JUST POSTED&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump says he&rsquo;s going to impose a 5% tariff on Mexico if they do not release water for Texas farmers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6smH1OnB8w\">pic.twitter.com\/6smH1OnB8w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreannaMorello\/status\/1998165249057534158?\">December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mexico continues to violate our comprehensive Water Treaty, and this violation is seriously hurting our BEAUTIFUL TEXAS CROPS AND LIVESTOCK,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mexico still owes the U.S over 800,000 acre-feet of water for failing to comply with our Treaty over the past five years. The U.S needs Mexico to release 200,000 acre-feet of water before December 31st, and the rest must come soon after,&rdquo; Trump continued. An <a href=\"https:\/\/nmwd.com\/what-is-an-acre-foot\/\">acre-foot<\/a> of water is approximately 326,000 gallons.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As of now, Mexico is not responding, and it is very unfair to our U.S. Farmers who deserve this much needed water,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Although Mexico had promised to send water to Texas farmers by October, it did not deliver, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/08\/trump-tariffs-mexico-rio-grande-water-00682220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is why I have authorized documentation to impose a 5% Tariff on Mexico if this water isn&rsquo;t released, IMMEDIATELY. The longer Mexico takes to release the water, the more our Farmers are hurt. Mexico has an obligation to FIX THIS NOW. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s post came as the United States remains in the middle of contentious discussions over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that regulates trade among the nations. Trump is also pressuring Mexico to change its position and allow U.S. troops into Mexico to fight drug cartels, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-threatens-tariffs-mexico-water-treaty-dispute-11177299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said Mexico is complying &ldquo;to the extent water is available,&rdquo; citing a drought, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-threatens-sanctions-tariffs-mexico-over-water-treaty-dispute-2025-04-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am sure, as on other issues, an agreement will be reached,&rdquo; Sheinbaum said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mexico&rsquo;s failure to deliver water to Texas under the 1944 Water Treaty has already led to the closure of the last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-crisis-worsens-as-mexico-dries-out-south-texas-farmers\/\" title=\"Border crisis escalates due to drought affecting ... in southern ...\">sugar mill<\/a> in Texas, but our sugarcane growers are trying to hold on to their family farms by growing other crops. Their future depends on the irrigation water Mexico&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KBVrqYlnnE\">pic.twitter.com\/KBVrqYlnnE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; American Sugar Alliance (@SugarAlliance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SugarAlliance\/status\/1907916733102641511?\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Meanwhile, Texas farmers are suffering, Brian Jones, a farmer in Hidalgo County, Texas, and a Texas Farm Bureau board member, said according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas are either out of water or running out of water quickly,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The sugar industry is lost to Texas and will never return,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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