Trump tariffs on Mexico to be paused one month, Sheinbaum says, as she announces troop border deployment

Trump tariffs on Mexico to be paused one month, Sheinbaum says, as she announces troop border deployment


Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures as she speaks about U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies during a press conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Henry Romero | Reuters

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that the United States has agreed to pause for one month the implementation of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods from her country.

“We had a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty; we reached a series of agreements,” Sheinbaum wrote in a tweet, according to as translation from Spanish.

“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, according to the translation.

“The United States is committed to working to prevent the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico,” she wrote.

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