Trump Temporarily Delays Mexico Tariffs After Border Deal

Published FEB 3 2025

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Above: Mexican Pres. Claudia Sheinbaum, speaks during a news conference Feb. 3, 2025. Image credit: Mauricio Palos/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Spin

Trump has claimed another negotiating victory that will secure the border and protect US citizens from the deadly fentanyl crisis, while maintaining strong economic ties with Mexico. Trump's tariffs are proving to be effective in getting other countries to do the right things. CanadaThis should fallput inother linenations nexton notice.

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Trump has pulled another scam to make it seem like he won. Sheinbaum would be deploying troops to the border even without the tariff threat. It's more likely Trump saw the stock market drop and backed off the tariff threat in a panic. Hopefully, this gives the administration more time to consider how a tariff war will harm US consumers.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 10% chance that the US deploy military forces in Mexico without the cooperation of the Mexican government before 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.