https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mexico-agrees-deploy-10000-troops-us-border-exchange-tariff-pause Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 troops to US border in exchange for tariff pause
Mexico has agreed to deploy 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in exchange for a one-month delay on President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.
Sheinbaum made the announcement on social media Monday morning, roughly 12 hours before the tariffs were set to take effect. Trump and Sheinbaum spoke on Monday and agreed that Mexico will do more to combat drug trafficking into the U.S., and that the U.S. will step up efforts to block the flow of firearms into Mexico.
Sheinbaum also said officials with the U.S. and Mexico were beginning talks on wider trade and security issues.
"I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the Border separating Mexico and the United States. These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants into our Country," Trump wrote.
"We further agreed to immediately pause the anticipated tariffs for a one month period during which we will have negotiations headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and high-level Representatives of Mexico. I look forward to participating in those negotiations, with President Sheinbaum, as we attempt to achieve a 'deal' between our two Countries," he added.
THIS is how a REAL president does it. We've needed this for FOUR YEARS.
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@ron122 Did I say something wrong? This is no different than the deal Biden had.
Here's what really happened. Trump thought Mexico would back down, they didn't. So he pretended he made a deal, now he doesn't need to do the tariffs. Ok, no tariffs, and he has a way to save face, just lie and say they made a deal. However, that's now how things work. The mere threat of tariffs caused massive damage to America's reputation and has already caused companies to raise their prices. Check the stock market, there's a reason they all plummeted.
It's like someone going around threatening to spit on people, but never actually doing it. The threats will still harm that person's reputation and cause them to be isolated.
@BohemianBabe Yep, here's the announcement of Biden's 10,000 troop deal, LOL!!!
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala deploy troops to lower migrationApril 12, 2021
... According to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, Mexico will maintain a deployment of about 10,000 troops, while Guatemala has surged 1,500 police and military personnel to its southern border and Honduras deployed 7,000 police and military to its border “to disperse a large contingent of migrants” there. Guatemala will also set up 12 checkpoints along the migratory route through the country.
