Republican lawmakers eager to halt a new round of tariffs on Mexican goods next week have spent days urging the Trump administration to negotiate a solution with Mexico’s government.
But President Donald Trump is making clear he has no intention of cutting a quick face-saving deal, warning on Twitter late June 4 that he’s not “bluffing” in his threat to impose 5% tariffs on all imports from Mexico starting June 10.
That has raised the stakes for a meeting June 5 between Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and White House officials that may be Mexico’s best chance to offer concrete steps to curb the flow of migrants into the United States.