Trump Urges Mexico to Honor Water Treaty or Face Possible Sanctions, More Tariffs

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with possible sanctions and additional tariffs unless it delivers water to Texas as required by a 1944 water-sharing treaty. Trump said that Mexico had violated the treaty, under which it is required to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of water from the Rio Grande to the United States every five years. Under the same treaty, the United States is also obligated to deliver 1.5 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River to Tijuana, Mexico, each year. “Mexico OWES Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, but Mexico is unfortunately violating their Treaty obligation,” Trump stated in a Truth Social post....