Following President Trump’s threats of tariffs, Mexico has decided to assist the United States in securing the border and stopping the flow of fentanyl. Will the other nations facing sanctions follow suit?

From The Daily Wire. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she is moving 10,000 members of the country’s National Guard to the U.S./Mexico border to stop drug trafficking.

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Sheinbaum made the announcement after speaking earlier in the day with President Donald Trump following his decision to hit the country with 25% tariffs for not doing more to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.

“Mexico will immediately reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, particularly fentanyl,” she said in a statement. …

She also said that the Trump administration agreed to pause the implementation of tariffs for one month. …

From National Review. President Donald Trump on Saturday followed through on his threat to impose tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China in an effort to spur those countries to do more to curb illegal immigration to the U.S. and to stop the flow of illegal drugs.

Trump announced that he was imposing 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, though the tariffs on Canadian energy imports will be limited to 10 percent, according to news reports. He also added an additional 10 percent tariff on imports from China.

The tariffs are slated to go into effect on Tuesday, according to the New York Times. They can be escalated if any of the countries retaliate — heightening the threat of a trade war and increasing the likelihood that prices for American consumers and businesses will rise. …

The White House told reporters that there would be no process for companies to get special exemptions from the tariffs. The most important metrics to determine if they tariffs could be removed would be if fewer Americans die of fentanyl and if there is a reduction in the amount of drugs recovered at the border, according to the Times.

Before Trump officially announced the tariffs on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed  “a forceful and immediate response” if they were imposed. Canada exports about 75 percent of its goods and services to the U.S.

Trump threatened on the campaign trail to place retaliatory tariffs on the three countries to ensure their cooperation in halting illegal immigration and combating the smuggling of precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl. …

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(Excerpts from The Daily Wire and National Review. Photo Credit: Secretaría de Cultura Ciudad de México from México – MX MR INAUGURACIÓN CALZADA DE LA VIDA, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87564247)