Trump Pauses Mexico Tariffs for 1 Month After Agreement on Border Troops
February 3, 2025 | 1 min to read
President Donald Trump announced a one-month pause on new 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico after President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to send 10,000 soldiers to the U.S. border to combat drug trafficking. Trump stated that negotiations, led by key cabinet members including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, would occur during this pause, and expressed optimism about reaching a deal with Mexico.
President Donald Trump said he is pausing for one month his new 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico after that country’s president agreed to immediately send 10,000 soldiers to the U.S. border to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico.
Trump in a social media post said that during the pause “we will have negotiations” on the tariffs “headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and high-level Representatives of Mexico.”
He also said “I look forward to participating in those negotiations” with Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum “as we attempt to achieve a ‘deal’ between our two Countries.”
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