President Donald Trump said in a social media post that negotiations between the United States and Mexico continue to reach an “agreement.”
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Monday to “suspend” tariffs on Mexican products for one month. Donald Trump announced this after speaking with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum.
In a social media post, the president said negotiations between the two countries continue to reach an “agreement.”
Claudia Sheinbaum also confirmed the development, saying Mexico and the United States will begin work on security and trade.
“Our teams begin work today in two areas: security and trade,” Sheinbaum wrote in a post on X. As part of the package of agreements, Mexico will deploy 10,000 National Guard troops along its border with the United States to fight drug trafficking, she added.
On February 1, President Trump announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, the United States’ most important trading partners. He imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on products from China.
The White House said President Donald Trump was taking “bold action” to hold Mexico, Canada and China accountable to their promises to stop illegal immigration and stop the flow of toxic fentanyl and other drugs into the United States.
In response, Canada imposed a 25% tariff on U.S. products in retaliation. Meanwhile, Mexico announced retaliatory measures against the tariffs, and China promised to “take appropriate countermeasures to resolutely defend its rights and interests.”
President Trump Meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
President Donald Trump also discussed the tariffs with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today, adding that he would speak with him again later that day.
“Just spoke to Justin Trudeau. I’ll speak to him again at 3 p.m.,” Trump said on his Truth social network, reinforcing his claim that the tariffs are a “war on drugs” aimed at blocking the distribution of fentanyl.
The exchange came separately from a White House statement on Monday noting that Mexico “takes seriously” President Trump’s executive order on tariffs, but that Canada “misinterpreted” it and sees it as a trade war between the neighbors.