Mexico’s president announces deal with Trump to pause tariffs for a month
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum claimed Monday that she reached a deal with President Trump to halt the imposition of 25% tariffs for one month in exchange for concessions on the border.
Sheinbaum said Mexico agreed to reinforce the US-Mexico border with 10,000 personnel from Mexico’s national guard to help crack down on fentanyl dissemination into the US. Sheinbaum and Trump held a call Monday morning.
The US will then work with Mexico to prevent the trafficking of weapons into America’s southern neighbor.
“We had a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty; we reached a series of agreements,” Sheinbaum said in a statement, per a translation.
“Our teams will begin working today on two fronts: security and trade,” she added. “They are pausing tariffs for one month from now.”
Trump had ordered a 25% across-the-board tariff on Mexico after accusing the southern neighbor of failing to meet his demands of addressing the fentanyl and illegal immigration crises.
