US and Mexico Agree to One-Month Pause on Tariffs After Border Security Deal
- Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a one-month pause on President Donald Trump's new tariffs after a meeting between the two leaders.
- Mexico will deploy 10,000 National Guard members to its northern border to combat drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl.
- The U.S. will work on preventing the smuggling of weapons into Mexico, with estimates of 200,000 to 500,000 firearms trafficked annually.
- Trump stated on Truth Social that negotiations will involve Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and representatives from Mexico.
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Sheinbaum receives praise for 'acing' tariff negotiations with Trump
While the president said that her administration would respond to Trump’s tariff on Mexican exports with “tariff and non-tariff measures” of its own, she kept the details of the plan under wraps, in contrast to the Canadian government.
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's president, has managed to get the American president to postpone the threatened tariffs. This is beneficial for both sides. An example of how to deal with Trump.
Sheinbaum pledged to step up the deployment of anti-immigrant and drug trafficking to the United States with the deployment of 10,000 troops on its northern border.
The installation of working groups and the 30-day postponement of the imposition of tariffs on Mexico are some of the agreements reached by US President Donald Trump and Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum. From Mexico reports the correspondent of the Voice of America, Sara Pablo.
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