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(Washington, DC) — 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. Canada would spend over a billion dollars on a plan to reinforce its border, along with having ten thousand frontline personnel “working on protecting the border.”
Meanwhile, produce purveyors at Hunts Point Market in the Bronx are planning ahead, worried that the pause on 25-percent tariffs for Mexico might not hold. They fear it would make produce unaffordable for many people, especially low-income families.
Tariffs against China are still set to go into effect just after midnight, although Trump said a deal could be made to avoid them.
