The Art of the Deal: After Dialogue With Mexico’s Sheinbaum, President Trump Suspends Tariffs Until April

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has been using tariffs as a negotiating tool to get countries like Mexico and Canada to work with the U.S. on illegal immigration and other concerns.

Canada has been pretty obstinate in their objection to the tariffs — including a suggestion to use nukes to defend against Trump — and Trump’s suggestion they become the 51st state.

Mexico, on the other hand, has been working with Trump on the issues. Perhaps because Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said we’d address the cartel problem if Mexico didn’t (and declaring the cartels terrorist organizations gives the U.S. wide latitude to do so).

After some discussion with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, President Trump has paused some tariffs until the start of April.

Trump removes tariffs on anything under the USMCA agreement with Mexico until April 2nd. pic.twitter.com/JasZNtepdn

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 6, 2025

This signals progress, we hope.

And this is what the USMCA Agreement is.

The USMCA, or United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is a trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which had been in place since 1994. The USMCA was signed on November 30, 2018, and went into…

— Angie 🇺🇲 (@Angie_on_X) March 6, 2025