President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that the United States “agreed to immediately pause the anticipated tariffs” against Mexico following Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s announcement that Mexico would be deploying 10,000 soldiers to the southern border between the two countries to stop fentanyl and illegal immigrants from pouring into the United States.
In a Monday statement on Truth Social, Trump said, “I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the Border separating Mexico and the United States.”
In his Truth Social post, Trump explained that the Mexican soldiers would be deployed to the southern border to help “stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants” into the United States.
“We further agreed to immediately pause the anticipated tariffs for a one month period during which we will have negotiations headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and high-level Representatives of Mexico,” the 47th president wrote. “I look forward to participating in those negotiations, with President Sheinbaum, as we attempt to achieve a ‘deal’ between our two Countries.”
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Prior to Trump’s statement on Truth Social, Sheinbaum announced that she had “a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty” on Monday.
“Mexico will immediately reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, particularly fentanyl,” Sheinbaum said in a translated statement on X, formerly Twitter.
“The United States is committed to working to prevent the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico,” Sheinbaum added. “Our teams will begin working today on two fronts: security and trade. They are pausing tariffs for one month from now.”
On Saturday, Trump followed through with his threat to implement tariffs against imports from Mexico, Canada, and China until the countries agreed to take action to stop the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants into the United States.
In a statement released on Saturday, the White House explained, “The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.”
“Until the crisis is alleviated, President Donald J. Trump is implementing a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China,” the White House added.
