US pauses tariffs on Mexico; China & Canada to face duty
Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum put their planned tariffs on hold Monday for a month to negotiate further, as Mexico said it planned to deploy 10,000 members of its national guard to address drug trafficking.
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Trump's tariffs against Canada and China were still slated to go into effect Tuesday, but uncertainty remained about the durability of any deals and whether the tariffs were a harbinger of a broader trade war, as the US President has promised more import taxes to come.
The leaders of the United States and Mexico announced the pause after what Trump called on social media as a «very friendly conversation,» and he said he looked forward to the upcoming talks. Trump said the talks would be headed by secretary of state Marco Rubio, secretary of treasury Scott Bessent and secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick and high-level representatives of Mexico.
«I look forward to participating in those negotiations, with President Sheinbaum, as we attempt to achieve a 'deal' between our two Countries,» he added in his post. As a condition ahead of the talks, Sheinbaum laid out changes in border policies, and Trump confirmed Mexico's deployment of troops.
«Mexico will reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard immediately, to stop drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, in particular fentanyl,» Sheinbaum posted on X. «The United States commits to work to stop the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico.»
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