Once again, the personality of Donald Trump , President of the United States, spoke out on the subject of tariffs, since according to newspaper reports, he stated on February 26 that the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada could be postponed until April 2 ; however, this Thursday he reversed course and announced that the tariff measure remains in place for March 4 .
This morning, Trump posted a message through his Truth Social account , in which he clarified that on April 2 , reciprocal tariffs will go into effect . These are taxes levied on imported goods and which the United States government seeks to impose on its global trading partners, which are equal to the tariffs that foreign countries have imposed on American products.
In his message, he pointed out that drugs continue to arrive in the United States “at very high and unacceptable levels,” and assured that most of these substances are sent in the form of fentanyl.
In this regard, the US President stressed that the date of reciprocal tariffs of April 2 “will remain in full force and effect.”
In his post, he specified that until the distribution of drugs stops or is limited, tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada will be implemented on March 4.
It should be recalled that on February 26, the US president announced during a press conference that the implementation of the 25% tariffs for Mexico and Canada would begin on April 2.
“Starting April 2, the tariffs go on. I was going to do it starting April 1, but I’m superstitious. The tariffs go on. Not all of them, but some of them. I think we’re going to see something incredible. They’ve taken advantage of us for a long time,” he said.
At that meeting, Howard Lutnick , the United States Secretary of Commerce, pointed out that Mexico and Canada were given a 30-day reprieve to demonstrate that they were successfully stopping the trafficking of fentanyl into the United States, as well as the passage of migrants, and “if they have done so,” then Trump will give them a pause or he will not do it.”
This case of the widespread collection of tariffs on Mexican products has been one of the themes that Trump has used since his first term as president of the United States.
He also used it during his most recent presidential campaign, and it gained strength when he was inaugurated on January 20 , since one of his first actions was to sign executive orders for the implementation of 25% tariffs on Mexico, its main commercial seller.
Faced with Trump’s indecision, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has attempted to stop the collection of tariffs and is seeking agreements with her US counterpart.
In this regard, at his morning press conference on February 26, he announced that there will be a meeting between Rogelio Ramírez de la O , head of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) , and Scott Bessent , secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury , to discuss various issues, such as the 25 percent tariff.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy (SE) reported that Marcelo Ebrard , head of this department, traveled to Washington DC on Thursday to hold working meetings with his American counterparts, specifically with Jamieson Greer , United States Trade Representative, and Howard Lutnick , Secretary of Commerce of our northern neighbor.
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