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Trump drops tariff threat on Mexico after migration deal reached

2019-06-08 09:36:26       source:Politico

June 7, 2019


President Donald Trump on Friday dropped his unpopular plan to impose tariffs on hundreds of billion of dollars of goods from Mexico after the two countries reached a deal to stem the flow of Central American migrants entering the United States.


"The Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended," Trump wrote on Twitter in a pair of tweets. "Mexico, in turn, has agreed to take strong measures to ... stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our Southern Border."


The announcement came just hours after Trump returned from a weeklong trip to Europe. While he was away, a Mexican team lead by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard negotiated all week with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and lower-ranking officials to try to accommodate Trump's concerns.


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