President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would grant Mexico an extension of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) exemption from tariffs on goods until April 2.
He made this decision after a conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement. This Agreement will expire on April 2nd. I did this as an accommodation and out of respect for President Sheinbaum. Our relationship has been very good, and we are working hard together on the border, both in terms of stopping illegal aliens from entering the United States and, likewise, stopping fentanyl. Thank you to President Sheinbaum for your hard work and cooperation!”
Sheinbaum expressed her gratitude in a post on X.
“Many thanks to President Donald Trump. We had an excellent and respectful call in which we agreed that our work and collaboration have yielded unprecedented results, within the framework of respect for our sovereignties,” she wrote in Spanish, according to a translation by Grok. “We will continue working together, particularly on issues of migration and security, which include reducing the illegal crossing of fentanyl into the United States and weapons into Mexico. As President Trump mentioned, Mexico will not be required to pay tariffs on all those products within the T-MEC. This agreement will expire on April 2nd, when the United States will announce reciprocal tariffs for all countries.”
This is a developing story. Stay tuned for updates.
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