Mexican President Vows to Pay US Water Debt, Thanks Trump

Farmers stand at La Boquilla Dam, where they wrested control from National Guard troops in order to close the valves and reduce the flow of water toward the United States, in Chihuahua State, Mexico, on Sept. 9, 2020. Christian Chavez/AP Photo

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president vowed Thursday to repay the country’s water debt to the United States, even if it means asking farmers in Mexican states along the U.S. border to pitch in.

Time is running out for Mexico to pay the debt by the Oct. 24 deadline, especially after protesters seized a dam in Chihuahua state to stop water transfers.