Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum motions as she mentions united state President Donald Trump’s plans all through an interview on the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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President Donald Trump on Monday said he’s stopping briefly for one month his brand-new 25% tolls on gadgets imported from Mexico afterwards nation’s head of state accepted shortly ship out 10,000 troopers to the united state boundary to cease treatment trafficking from Mexico.
Trump in a social media websites article said that all through the day trip “we will have negotiations” on the tolls “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 moreover 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.”
The information of the day trip got here 2 days after Trump put 25% tolls on gadgets from Mexico and Canada, along with a ten% toll on gadgets imported from China.
Sheinbaum over the weekend break had truly purchased vindictive tolls on gadgets imported from the United States, along with non-tariff procedures, nonetheless had truly not revealed the value for the tolls.
united state provides, which had truly opened up buying and selling diminished Monday, restored numerous these losses on info of the day trip of the tolls on gadgets from Mexico.
Scott Bessent and Marco Rubio present up upfront of the sixtieth inaugural occasion the place Donald Trump will definitely be vouched in because the forty seventh head of state on January 20, 2025, within the United States Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC.
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Trump in his Truth Social article said that he and Sheinbaum talked Monday early morning upfront of the information of the day trip in tolls.
Both he and Sheinbaum said that the ten,000 Mexican National Guard troopers that she is sending out to the boundary with the united state will definitely have the target of stopping treatment trafficking from Mexico, particularly that of the dangerous opioid fentanyl.
Trump moreover composed that the Mexican troopers will definitely intend to give up the circulation “of migrants into our Country.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday night that his nation will surely perform a 25% toll versus $155 billion in united state gadgets punitive for Trump’s tolls, which had truly been revealed hours beforehand.
Sheinbaum initially revealed the day trip on the tolls on Mexico in a message on the X social media websites web site.
“We had a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty; we reached a series of agreements,” Sheinbaum composed within the tweet, in accordance with a translation from Spanish.
She moreover composed, “The United States is committed to working to prevent the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico.”
Trump had truly not said a dedication to stem the circulation of instruments in his Truth Social article regarding his dialogue with Sheinbaum.
At a press convention Monday early morning, Sheinbaum was requested whether or not the priority of vacationers and expulsions from the united state was attended to all through her cellphone name with Trump.
“We will always support and defend them. Always,” Sheinbaum addressed.
She moreover said Mexican authorities in conversations with the united state State Department are “working hard to defend our Mexican brothers and sisters.”
