The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said the US and Mexico have agreed to “pause” tariffs threatened by Donald Trump for one month after the two leaders held “a good conversation”.
Mexico had agreed to send 10,000 members of its national guard “to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the US, in particular of fentanyl”. In return, the US had agreed to work to prevent high-powered weapons crossing the border into Mexico. The tariffs would be paused for one month as a result, Sheinbaum added.
NEW: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum folds, says she agreed to send 10,000 troops to the U.S. border after a “good” call with President Trump.
Remarkable.
Sheinbaum released the following post on X (translated):
“We had a good conversation with President Trump with great… pic.twitter.com/ZPFWCoyYS8
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 3, 2025
h/t XC
