Tariffs to Mexico and Canada will continue as scheduled

Asked about whether tariffs will be imposed on Canadian and Mexican products when the deadline for pausing such measures next week, President Donald Trump said he will continue As scheduled.

25 percent tariffs to Mexico and Canada were announced in early February to encourage both countries to combat undocumented migration and fentanyl traffic; However, Trump agreed to pause his entry into force for 30 days.

The tariffs continue, punctually, and as scheduledhe said in a joint press conference with the French president, Emmanuel Macron. We are fulfilling the deadlines with the tariffs and it seems that we are moving very quickly.

The president reiterated: We have been mistreated by many countries, not just Canada and Mexico. They have taken advantage of us. This is an abuse that happened for many, many years, and I do not even blame the other countries that did it, blame our leaders for allowing it to happen.

Both Mexico and Canada have taken measures to please their neighbor. The first, for example, sent 10 thousand military to the common border to curb drug trafficking to the United States, destination of more than 80 percent of its exports.

According to the Mexican government, Trump promised to work to avoid high -power arms trafficking to Mexico.

During this time, Washington has also threatened allies and adversaries equally with reciprocal tariffs. All we want is reciprocity. We want to have the same. So if someone charges us, we charge him (…) It will be very good for our countrysaid the Republican tycoon at the press conference.

Before those statements, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, said he hopes to reach an agreement. This Friday we would need to be reaching important agreements. It would be, if necessary, looking for another phone call with President Trump, whatever it takes to reach an agreementhe said during his morning press conference after the start on Monday of the work tables headed by the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, with US representatives in Washington.

Last week Ebrard met with the secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick; The commercial representative, Jamieson Greer, and the director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hasset. In this regard, Ebrard said they already had A point of agreement.

Macron lobbying

For his part, Macron said he hopes to have convinced Trump in Washington to save the European Union of the wave of new customs tariffs that threatens to impose allies and adversaries.

It really is not time to increase tariffs. And the United States cannot face a commercial war with China and Europe at the same timehe warned.

For her part, the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, said her country must be able to deal with Trump’s unpredictability.

We have to be aware that the threat of tariffs is real and could last a time. Subsequently claimed to have received Positive comments from many US officials About Canadian initiatives to better protect the border.