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During the first meeting with his cabinet, Donald Trump said he will postpone 25% tariffs to Mexico and Canada for next April 2.
US President Donald Trump (C) attends a meeting of his cabinet at the White House in Washington, DC, United States, on February 26, 2025. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
United States President Donald Trumpsaid Wednesday that 25 % tariffs planned for imports from Mexico and Canada They will enter into force on April 2 if for March 4initially planned date, the two countries show that there have been advances in the border.
Asked about the entry into force of those taxes, he replied at the first cabinet meeting of his mandate: “April 2”. “For Mexico and Canada?” A journalist told him. “Correct. And for everything.”
The Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, recalled that currently There is a “pause” until March 4 for the planned tariffs for Those two countries for fentanyl and immigration traffic on the border And that if they show that they have made “an excellent possible” another pause is possible.
The Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, recalled that there is currently a “pause” Until March 4 for tariffs planned for those two countries for fentanyl and immigration traffic on the border and that if they show that they have made “an excellent possible” another pause is possible.
Trump added that his intention is not to stop the tariffs and recalled that although the planned date was April 1, the day of the Innocent in the United Stateshe delayed it one day because he is “a bit superstitious.”
“On April 2 the tariffs continue,” Donald Trump said at the meeting with his cabinet at the White House.
“We have lost millions of people due to fentanyl. It comes mainly from China, but arrives through Mexico and through Canada,” he said. pic.twitter.com/jblubnce7
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