Trump goes back: pause a month the entry into force of tariffs to Mexico

The president of USA, Donald Trumpconfirmed Monday that the entry into force of the duty 25 % to Mexico after a telephone conversation with its Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, who promised to deploy 10,000 national guard personnel on the common border.

In a message on his social truth network, Trump explained that during that month of suspension negotiations between the two countries will be carried out, which by USA They will be headed by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio; The Treasury Secretary, Scott Besent, and the Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick.

Trump said the conversation with Sheinbaum was “friendly”, a feeling that the Mexican president also expressed in a message posted in X minutes before Trump’s in Truth Social, in which he gave details of the conversation.

Sheinbaum advanced in that message the decision of the US of Pausar for a month the entry into force of the duty And he explained that she had pledged to “immediately” deploy the common border to 10,000 national guard personnel to curb drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, particularly fentanyl.

Trump also echoed this promise in his message in Truth Social, in which he explained: “These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl and illegal migrants to our country.”

“We also agree to immediately pause the tariffs planned for a month, a period in which we will carry out negotiations headed by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio; Treasury Secretary Scott Besent, and Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, along with high -level representatives of Mexico, ” added.

Finally, he said he hopes to “participate” in those negotiations with Sheinbaumin an attempt to reach an “agreement” between the two countries.

The White House had announced on Saturday that as of Tuesday, 25% tariffs would enter into force to all Mexican products in retaliation for the commercial deficit, irregular migration and fentanyl traffic.

In his justification, Washington argued that “The posters have an alliance with the Government of Mexico and endanger the national security and public health of the United States.”

In response, Sheinbaum warned on Saturday that on Monday he would announce his “plan B” with tariff and non -tariff measures, in addition to describing “terribly irresponsible” the accusations of the White House.

Tariffs concern Mexico for being the largest commercial partner in the United States, with a value of exports to that country of US $ 490,183 million in 2023, almost 30% of the Mexican gross domestic product (GDP), according to a report from the institute Mexican Competitiveness (IMCO).