Posted on 07/31/2025 9:41:22 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Donald Trump and Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum have spoken on the phone this morning as Mexico seeks an agreement with its biggest trading partner ahead of Trump’s 1 August deadline.
“Mexico will continue to pay a 25% Fentanyl Tariff, 25% Tariff on Cars, and 50% Tariff on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper. Additionally, Mexico has agreed to immediately terminate its Non Tariff Trade Barriers, of which there were many,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Trump said his administration would continue talking to Mexico over the next 90 days (“or longer”) with the goal of signing a trade deal.
He had previously threatened Mexico with a 30% tariff rate.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
It’s wonderful to live in a country where trade deals are being made by people who love our country and NOT by jerks who were feathering their own nests...
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