Mexico Metropolis, Mexico – U.S. President Donald Trump introduced Thursday his resolution to delay enacting 25% tariffs he had threatened to levy on Mexican and Canadian items, whereas each North American neighbors had beforehand introduced deliberate retaliatory taxes in response.
Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held a phone name on Thursday morning earlier than Trump’s announcement. By social media, the U.S. president stated his resolution to place off tariffs till April 2 got here as an lodging and out of “respect” for Sheinbaum.
Throughout her morning press briefing, President Sheinbaum thanked Trump for respecting the Mexican individuals.
“Truthfully, I need to say that we had been handled with plenty of respect. I say ‘we’ as a result of it was directed to the President of Mexico, nevertheless it’s for the individuals of Mexico as a result of I symbolize the Mexican individuals. Every part we at all times elevate this month, and we are going to at all times elevate it out of conviction, is that collaboration is feasible, coordination is feasible, and we are able to do many issues collectively, at all times inside the framework of respect for our sovereignty,” she stated.
The Mexican President said that Trump’s resolution heeded the accomplishments secured by her administration by way of nationwide and border safety, which have translated right into a diminished circulation of medication resembling fentanyl throughout the U.S. border.
Throughout her briefing, Sheinbaum introduced to journalists a graph with information pulled from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), which depicted a notable lower of 70% of fentanyl shipments in U.S territory from October 2024 – when Sheinbaum’s time period started – thus far.
“Solely in February, the discount in fentanyl seizures on the U.S. aspect of the border with Mexico decreased by 41.5%. He wasn’t conscious of this graph till we despatched it to him, and I additionally defined it to him,” stated Sheinbaum.
She additionally mentioned some pressures exterior of Mexico-U.S. political and safety relations that would have additionally impacted Trump’s selections – resembling markets.
“Keep in mind that the day the tariffs had been introduced, the inventory market in the US dropped, and there have been additionally many American businessmen who stated it wasn’t of their curiosity and did their very own work to speak to President Trump. Clearly, every thing influences, and I consider our relationship primarily based on respect additionally performs a task,” added Sheinbaum.
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