President-elect Donald Trump mentioned Ron Johnson will work with Senator Marco Rubio to advertise ’safety and prosperity.’
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Ronald Johnson, the previous U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, to function ambassador to Mexico in his upcoming administration, he mentioned on Dec. 10.
Johnson served because the ambassador to El Salvador from 2019 to 2021, throughout Trump’s first time period in workplace.
Throughout that point, he “labored tirelessly with Salvadoran authorities and our workforce to scale back violent crime and unlawful migration to the bottom ranges in Historical past,” Trump mentioned.
Johnson served in varied roles on the Central Intelligence Company (CIA) for over 20 years following a “distinguished profession” within the U.S. Military as a Inexperienced Beret, Trump said. He holds a Grasp of Strategic Intelligence diploma from the Nationwide Intelligence College, Trump mentioned.
“Congratulations Ron,” Trump mentioned. “Collectively, we are going to put an finish to migrant crime, cease the unlawful stream of Fentanyl and different harmful medication into our Nation and, MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!”
Trump has mentioned he’ll impose a 25 p.c tariff on all items imported from Mexico until it takes a more durable stance on border safety and drug trafficking.
The president-elect added that Mexico has “absolutely the proper and energy” to simply remedy what he described as “a protracted simmering downside.”
“We additionally talked about strengthening collaboration on safety points inside the framework of our sovereignty and the marketing campaign we’re finishing up within the nation to forestall the consumption of fentanyl,” Sheinbaum mentioned.
Sheinbaum advised reporters on Dec. 10, that she can be looking for an settlement with Trump to make sure Mexico doesn’t obtain deportees from third international locations in case the Republican decides to provoke large-scale deportations of unlawful immigrants from america.
Reuters contributed to this report.