Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that she had “a good conversation” on Monday morning with U.S. President Donald Trump, “with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty.”
In a post on X, Sheinbaum said the two reached “a series of agreements” during their conversation, two days after the Mexican president ordered retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S. decision to slap 25 per cent levies on all goods coming from Mexico as a trade war broke out between the two neighbours.
“1. 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 wrote, explaining the agreements.
“2. The United States is committed to working to prevent the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico. 3. Our teams will begin working today on two fronts: security and trade,” she continued.
Sheinbaum also said that the fourth agreement is that the United States is “pausing tariffs for one month from now.”
Trump confirmed on TruthSocial they had a “very friendly conversation” and that they will “immediately pause the anticipated tariffs for a one month period.”
“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. I look forward to participating in those negotiations, with President Sheinbaum, as we attempt to achieve a ‘deal’ between our two Countries,” he wrote.
On Sunday, Sheinbaum said that reason should prevail a day after her government and the U.S. announced tariffs against one another, raising her fist in the air as she said she does not lack the courage to respond.
Trump said on Sunday that the sweeping tariffs he imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause “some pain” for Americans, as Wall Street and the largest U.S. trading partners signalled hope that the trade war would not…
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