A Mexico City nightclub owner is taking revenge for President Trump’s “insults” by hitting American tourists where it hurts — their wallets.

Club Japan is charging US citizens 15 times more than other tourists to get in, while posting a pointed jab about who does, and doesn’t, deserve discounts.

“In the same way we remind you that it is not that ‘we charge more to the gringos,’ but that we offer discounts for those who need it,” the post translated read.

“The general access cost is 5,000 pesos ($300). US citizens do not have a discount.”

The club went on to explain that other citizens of the world get a 93% discount and only pay 350 pesos ($20) to get in. 

Citizens of Mexico and other Latin America countries get a 95% discount and only have to pay a cover charge of 250 pesos ($15). They also said they were looking out for teachers and students with a 97% discount for those outside of America, only making them pay a cover fee of 150 pesos ($8).

The owner of the night club, Federico Crespo, said he was doing this over comments Trump has made about his country.

“This is a response to a year of insults directed at us – as a country – by the United States,” he told the Guardian. “It’s very much a response to the many attacks against Mexico from Trump.”

The club said the extra money it has scored from the insane cover charge all goes to the staff at the club.

Crespo also admitted that the extra charge for US citizens was in response to the gentrification of his city, following mass tourism and an increase in foreigners who live temporarily in the capital city.

“It’s a way to give that money to the people most affected by this issue: rising rents, the soaring cost of living and the need to commute longer distances to get to work,” Crespo said. 

“By giving the workers the money collected from cover charges, we help them out a little bit.”

After reports surfaced about what they’re charging Americans, the club defended it.

“This policy in NO WAY responds toward animosity or any negative sentiment towards American citizens as INDIVIDUALS. This is a political positioning,” another post read.

“We believe in voting, in public protest, and in grassroots organizing to achieve these objectives, and we invite American citizens to take the reins of their country.”

Last year, hundreds of protestors took the street in the city angry about the tourism that has driven the cost of housing and living up.

Protestors carried signs that read “Gringos, stop stealing our home,” and “Pay taxes, learn Spanish, respect my culture.” They’ve demanded stricter housing laws and legislation to regulate tourism levels.

Many Americans took advantage of cheaper rent prices in Mexico during the coronavirus, escaping lockdowns in 2020 being labeled “digital nomads.”

The number of Americans living in Mexico jumped 70% from 2019 to 2022. 

It has continued to grow to a total of 1.6 million, according to a 2024 report from the US State Department.

The Post reached out to the club for further comment.

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