On Sunday, Donald Trump followed with his threat of implementing a tariff of 25 percent in Mexico and Canada, and it only took a day for Mexico to bend the knee.
Relatives: Trump follows Mexico, Canada and China by accounting
After a call between President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the latter announced a number of concessions. In her explanation, she agreed to climb 10,000 soldiers of the Mexican National Guard to the border to combat fentanyl trade. The United States agreed to pause the tariffs for a month to ensure that Sheinbaum enforces.
We have a good conversation with President Trump with a lot of respect for our relationship and sovereignty. We come to a number of agreements:
1. -Mexico immediately strengthens the northern border with 10,000 elements of the National Guard to avoid drug trafficking …
– Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiaßhein) February 3, 2025
Here is the English translation.
We had a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty. We have achieved a number of agreements:1. Mexico will immediately reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the national guard to prevent Mexico drug trafficking to the USA, especially Fentanyl.
2. The United States is obliged to prevent the trade in high weapons to Mexico.
3. Our teams are working on two fronts today: security and trade.
4.
You pause in a month.
I just spoke to President Claudia Sheinbaum from Mexico. It was a very affable conversation in which she agreed to immediately deliver 10,000 Mexican soldiers on the border with the separation of Mexico and the United States. These soldiers are specially defined to make the flow of …
– Donald J. Trump posts from his truth (@trumpdailyposts) February 3, 2025
And just like that, all the catering can stop how steep avocados and beer will be. Yes, Chuck Schumer, minority leader of the Democrat, actually claimed that “most” beer from Mexico comes, which makes me convinced that he does not drink beer.
Against this background, I understand why some Republicans were also nervous because of Trump’s gambit. The tariffs would have increased consumer prices in the United States if they were set up for a significant period of time. There is no way to go around, and the president himself received the same way and noticed that compact -term pain would be worth it. Therefore, it is significant to surrender to other nations the ability. There must be a final when tariffs are used.
Here is the thing. While Trump likes to say that tariffs are amazing and replace income tax, everything he really does is lever. He lets other countries know that he has no problem with the hammer if they make themselves a nail.
Nobody uses the lever like Trump. No one.
I am an advocate of free trade at a basic level if it does not threaten the most significant national industries and national security (which is why we should do China). Trade wars are not good or effortless to win in a vacuum.
But Trump says …
– Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 3, 2025
That is the difference between the Trump administration and the bidges. Other nations know that the former will go through while they are not afraid to take advantage of the latter. If Mexico wants the tariffs to end permanently, they will continue to play ball. If the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to avoid his economy to enter a recession, he can agree with the terms this afternoon if he planned his planned with Trump. None of this is complicated. Everything the American President is looking for Ally.
