President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will take steps to protect the local steel industry if the government is unable to reach a deal with Donald Trump’s administration to exempt Mexico from heightened steel tariffs.

She also called the U.S. announcement to raise the metals' tariffs to 50% from the 25% introduce in March an "unfair measure" during her morning conference, citing the free trade agreement Mexico and Canada share with the United Sates.