(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Tariffs on Mexico and Canada will be put on hold for one month. President Trump’s decision comes after he spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Monday morning, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the afternoon.
In a post on X, Sheinbaum said Mexico will send ten-thousand National Guard members to the U.S. border to prevent drug trafficking into the U.S. Trudeau said on social media that after a good call with Trump, Canada would spend over a billion dollars on a plan to reinforce its border, along having ten-thousand frontline personnel “working on protecting the border.” Earlier Monday, the President said he would like to see Canada become the 51st state of the U.S., when asked what the country could do to change his mind regarding tariffs.
Meanwhile, China is slapping tariffs on some U.S products, retaliation for tariffs President Trump enacted. Beijing said overnight that it will charge extra tariffs of 15 percent on coal and liquified natural gas, along with ten percent on crude oil, farm equipment and some cars starting next week. Over the weekend Trump signed off on ten percent tariffs on China in addition to existing 25 percent tariffs applied in his first term.