Trump Pauses Mexico Tariffs; Canada, China Plans in Place
Mexico’s Sheinbaum Agrees to Send National Guard to Border
A truck pulls newly assembled truck cabs across the border bridge from Mexico into the United States from Mexicali, Mexico on Feb. 3. (Fernando Llano/AP)
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump held off Feb. 3 on his tariff threats against Mexico for one month of further negotiations after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to send 10,000 members of her country’s national guard to the border to address drug trafficking.
Trump’s tariffs against Canada and China were still slated to go into effect Feb. 4, but uncertainty remained about the durability of any deals and whether the tariffs were a harbinger of a broader trade war, as Trump has promised more import taxes to come.
The U.S. and Mexican leaders announced the pause after what Trump described on social media as a “very friendly conversation,” and he said he looked forward to the upcoming talks.
Trump said the talks would be headed by Sec…
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