, Columnist
Trump Will Regret Designating Narcos as Terrorists
His executive order will destabilize relations between the US and Mexico, hurting economic growth on both sides of the border and ultimately hindering the joint fight against cartels.
No terrorist designation was needed.
Photographer: David de la Paz/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images
Mexico has experienced Donald Trump’s inauguration as if it were a political earthquake.
Every conversation in the media, business circles and the political world since Tuesday has focused on guessing the potential damage of Trump’s new diktats. “Here comes the wolf!” cried one Mexican newspaper on its cover, with a picture of the US president holding one of his executive orders. Aptly.