Short Take Politics
Protests mount over deportations
Promised deportations by the incoming president are causing economic panic. The agriculture and construction industries will be decimated. In Texas, 60% of construction workers are undocumented. Construction stops on Day 1. No houses, roads or bridges. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-groups-want-trump-spare-their-workers-deportation-2024-11-25/
Mexico promises retaliation
President Claudia Sheinbaum sees the tariffs coming and promises a trade war. Consider the automakers with plants on both sides of the border. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-tariffs-trump-retaliate-sheinbaum-fac0b0c6ee8c425a928418de7332b74a
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire
The agreement was brokered by the United States and France but you have to consider the intimidation factor of the incoming President likely being ready to tell Israel it can do whatever it wants. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-poised-approve-ceasefi…