U.S. tariffs on Mexico to be paused for a month, Trump says
U.S. tariffs on Mexico to be paused for a month, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump will pause new tariffs on Mexico for one month after Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National Guard members to stem the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, he said on Monday on social media.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the agreement also includes a U.S. commitment to act to prevent trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico. The two leaders spoke by phone on Monday, just hours before U.S. tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada were set to take effect.
The two counties will use the month-long pause to engage in further negotiations, Trump said.
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I knew Mexico and Canada would blink first (well, Canada hasn’t yet, but it’s a matter of time).
Now the bully thinks that he can wave his favorite toy (tariffs) around and get whatever he wants. Mexico had a ton of leverage in this situation. Where does most American produce come from this time of year? Where are so many cars manufactured that are destined for the US? That’s right, it’s Mexico.
Canada may hold out longer than you think. "Go fuck yourself Trump." seems to be the prevailing public sentiment.
So say we all
Especially with an election on the horizon. Any party campaigning on capitulation is going to be radioactive to most voters.
But politicians are just gonna campaign on fighting against Trump just to get votes, and then turn around and capitulate anyway.
I knew Mexico and Canada would blink first
What are you talking about? Mexican president always signalled that her country is ready to cooperate to fight cartels.
It is Trump who blinked - he delayed tarrifs he wanted to intruduce to appease his fascist voter base.
The only source in this article is Trump saying this is what happened. Don't trust what Trump is saying directly. He's already previously mislead to make it seem like other countries caved when they really did almost nothing
Sadly other news sources reported it. Dumb move from Mexico that will give the orange bully more power over them and others.
Is it really dumb? The tariffs hurt both sides. Things will be much more expensive for us, and because they are more expensive, less of Mexican things will be bought. When Mexico uses retaliatory tariffs, same thing happens, bit this time in reverse.
Everyone loses.
That's missing what I'm saying
They're giving Trump's spin in reporting inadvertently or not
They're not providing context for how much of a change (or not) Mexico actually is making
They are reporting Mexico sending 10k troops to border.
And note it doesn't say additional troops nor note how many are already there
I'm not sure how many are currently there but they've previously had higher numbers. Like in 2019 they sent 15k
Yeah, it was a really weak move by them.
It made them seem weak, but also they still get to pay tariffs in a month
Mexico doesn't pay the tarrifs, Americans will pay the tarrif. It's just a fancy word for tax. Call it import tax, Trump import tax. Do you see it ? It's meant to make US made more attractive by making imports more expensive. It also make Trump a very unreliable partner. Flip flopping all over the place.
I'm an idiot, thanks for the clarification
An idiot would've argued back without verifying. So not an idiot.
I'm a round about way it does hurt them though, I would assume. Which would make sense on why they don't want it. Just trying to play it out in my head I'd think, ok company X pays more for copper, so they need to charge more. Which means less will probably be purchased, so they in turn order less copper from Mexico due to reduced demand from price sensitivity. So I think it will hurt them eventually.
Of course it also hurt Mexico and Canada, it's the goal to slow down their economies.
Hopefully Sheinbaum told Trump that she’d send the troops to the border ahorita.
Suddenly America is flooded with fentanyl disguised as every random pill you can imagine. The fear of medicine becomes as deadly as the fentanyl.