Trump Expresses Optimism on Mexican Migration Control and USMCA
President Donald Trump, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by his side, expressed optimism that the House of Representatives would approve the new NAFTA, and also implied that there will be no more national security tariffs levied on either neighbor. He said Mexico's president has "substantially slowed down" migration across Mexican territory. "It's already had a big impact," he said.
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When asked by a reporter at the White House if getting the new NAFTA ratified would mean no future tariffs on Canada or Mexico, Trump said, "I mean, you know, they have to do what they have to do. We understand that. We can't have big, tremendous shipments of certain products. So we understand that very well."
Trudeau interjected, "We were very pleased with the lifting of the tariffs on steel and aluminum."
Trump added, "If there's transshipping, I'll call Justin and I'm sure he'll take care of it. And if he doesn’t take -- I'll probably call him a second time. And if he doesn’t, then we'll have to talk, right?" Trudeau said, " We're going to be fine."