Trump: U.S., Mexico Reach Deal To Avoid New Tariffs

[left-of-center2012]

Source: NPR

The U.S. and Mexico have "reached a signed agreement" that would avert the tariffs that were scheduled to begin on Monday, President Trump said on Friday evening.

As part of the deal, Mexican officials "agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration," Trump tweeted.

"There is not much support in my conference for tariffs," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters after White House lawyers met with GOP senators ...

Lawmakers have warned the tariffs could hurt U.S. businesses and force U.S. consumers to pay more for products imported from Mexico.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/07/730283772/trump-u-s-mexico-reaches-deal-to-avoid-new-tariffs

[bluestarone]

1. Well now i heard tRUMPS version BUT

I'll wait for what Mexico has to say!! I'm sure that will be a COMPLETE DIFFERENT version!!

[empedocles]

2. You mean they will not pay for the wall???

[bluestarone]

5. Actually i mean

Mexico will say tRUMPS CRAZY!!

[former9thward]

10. They issued a joint statement.

[SeattleVet]

13. Here is the statement from the SoS office:

https://www.state.gov/u-s-mexico-joint-declaration/

[left-of-center2012]

3. Trump caved to the GOP

It had little to do with Mexico

[iluvtennis]

12. I agree with you on this. trump is nothing but a liar and trying to rewrite the narrative for his

benefit.

[Bengus81]

24. Yep...if no election coming up those tariffs would have happened.....

Turtle and a load of others got him to change his mind quickly.

[yaesu]

4. what a bunch of self hyped bs, tRump was backed up in a corner & had to claim something

which is really nothing.

[BlueIdaho]

6. 1. Create an International Crisis

2. Announce the crisis has been averted.

3. Declare victory.

4. Create a new International Crisis.

[SkatmanRoth]

17. Rinse and then repeat

[Hoyt]

7. trump probably begged Mexico to help him politically, but apparently there really is something

of substance according to the article above:

"Under a joint agreement released by State Department officials, Mexico will assist the United States in curbing migration across the border by deploying its national guard troops through the country, especially at the border. The agreement also says Mexican authorities will work to dismantle human smuggling operations.

"For its part, the U.S. promises that asylum applicants will be "rapidly returned" to Mexico as they await the result of their claims. Mexico agrees to accept them and offer jobs, health care and education."


We'll see.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. So Mexico provide jobs, healthcare and education for asylum seekers

while the USA says "fuck off, try the poorer country next door". Remind me again which country has a Statue of Liberty? Something about "huddled masses need no longer apply", isn't it?

[a la izquierda]

18. This is not going over well in some parts of Mexico...

Where the debate is increasingly about not letting migrants in, because they’ll take jobs from Mexicans.
Sound familiar?

[NickB79]

21. The horribly corrupt Mexican military will be deployed, eh?

The same ones that would sell their own guns to the cartels for cash and drugs?

They're the ones who are going to break up human trafficking rings?!?

[sop]

8. Trump was willing to damage the U.S. economy, and hold Mexico's economy hostage,

simply because he loathes immigrants, and wants to show his rabidly nativist and racist base he's one of them. No one wants to acknowledge why so many Central American and Mexican immigrants have been fleeing north for decades, seeking asylum. As the British immigrant rights refrain goes, “We are here because you were there.”

Since 1954 the U.S. has intervened 56 times in Central America (numbers vary depending on source), usually to depose leaders we disapproved of, and back those who would do our bidding. American military, money and arms flooded into Central America, rightwing death squads were organized and US-backed dictators employed all manner of terror, torture and murder to silence and control their own people. American corporate interests were usually behind these aggressions.

These interventions have created social chaos and havoc, devastating the region's economies, and displacing generations of Guatemalans, Salvadoreans, Nicaraguans, Hondurans and others. This long, bloody history might explain why migrant men, women and children are walking north, trying to escape the horrors of decades of failed American foreign and corporate policy. So, now Trump holds another gun to Mexico's head, threatening to ruin their economy if they don't do something to prevent our blowback.

[Wellstone ruled]

9. This whole friggin deal is about

a Stupid Wall. Nothing more and Nothing less.

Said this would happen,Wall Street has had enough of this Clowns Actions. Only Trumps friends were cashing in on his threats.

[thesquanderer]

11. I guess now he can finally give up on the wall.

He tweeted that "this is being done to greatly reduce, or eliminate, Illegal Immigration coming from Mexico and into the United States." So if this agreement does what he says it does, then there goes his rationale for the wall.

[nitpicker]

14. Link to The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/07/us-mexico-deal-tariffs-trump-says

[nitpicker]

16. And to BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48565010

[duforsure]

19. Just more propaganda projecting and promoting this illegitimate president

And illegitimate businessman. There is no deal, just more bs from a pathetic serial liar, and carrer con man, and corrupt criminal. If you believe this deal I have a real good deal for you on a bridge for sale. He knew Republicans were going to stop him is why he had to do this claiming he was successful, again not the truth.

[Maxheader]

20. Of course the mexicun govt won't be able to stop the flow...completely..

So another deal was made? What could they offer that would make stumpy forget all about the thieves, rapists and potential liberal voters.. ..that are, of course the majority of the immigrants?

Maybe the bank of mexico has offered a huge line of credit? I've heard some of the banking institutions don't want cheetoxs' business...

Maybe help building the wall..

[DesertRat]

22. Dirty Don's deal with Mexico will be just as Great as his deal with North Korea.

In other words, Donnie got played. Again.

[Hugin]

23. Which of the four mexicos did he make a deal with?

The only deal associated with this announcement is to keep the Establishment GrOPPers from 25th amendment-ing his stupid jaundiced ass.