Mexican President Says Mexico Will Make 'Immediate' Water Payments as Trump Threatens With Sanctions

With billions of gallons of water still owed to the United States, President Donald Trump threatened to impose sanctions on Mexico if the country failed to comply with a 1944 treaty that that states the U.S. must receive 1.75 million acre-feet of water from the Rio Grande every five years.

With six months to go and still owing about two thirds of the total, Trump posted on his Truth social media account that his administration would continue implementing tariffs on Mexico and suggested the possibility of sanctions "until Mexico honors the Treaty." Less than 24 hours later, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country doesn't have enough water but will make the payments "immediately."

During a regular morning presser, Sheinbaum addressed farmers in Texas by saying there will be "an immediate delivery of a number of millions of cubic meters" of water to the region, depending on how much water the Rio Grande has.

Sheinbaum said she hopes "the rainy season brings us more water so we can deliver more to the U.S" but did not specify the amount nor the date the water would flow up north.

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