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UPDATE: Canada also struck a last-minute deal with the U.S. to avert tariffs. Praise God!
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 tariffs 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)
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Excellent! God ideas given to President Trump to hold leaders accountable.
The tariffs are working. Praise God!
Lol, Trump got NOTHING!
The conditions of these tariffs are a reflection of someone that cares about his country; willing to take measures to protect it and its people as any good patriarch would do. I don’t understand the frenzy from the American people expressing fear over increased prices when these measures are a trade off for men women and children Dying from the drugs coming across our boarders.WE ARE SO VERY CONVENIENCE oriented.
Ok, like Roe.
Praise be to our God, who hears the prayers of his people!
Most people with their eyes open have seen and understood how the tragedy of open borders has been an open door to those who only want to take advantage of what we have here, and possibly even do their best to destroy it.
Even Canada has now agreed to reinforce her border with the U.S.!
I believe that President Trump has a pretty good idea of how weak or strong his opponents are. So far, he has been proven prescient.
I think this is what true leadership looks like. THIS is what it looks like when a President truly loves his country and will do whatever it takes to protect its citizens. This is what it looks like when POTUS puts his country’s interests before his own personal interests & popularity. I think this President knows the mission AND how to get it done. I think he needs our prayers every day!!!!
I see there is quite a bit of disagreement on Trump’s actions. PLEASE DON’T take this opportunity to bash others on this site. We can disagree humbly & amicably.
I believe whatever chaos might occur in the stock market will be corrected as Trump sees his plans through. The expectations are high and his window of time is short. He’s a very smart negotiator. Give him a chance.
If Mexico already had 15K troops on the border, we could reasonably question what they were doing there. They certainly weren’t protecting the US from all the evil coming in.
The truth: The elected president, Donald Trump, sparked a crisis last Friday when his White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, announced that he fully intended to go through with the trade war he had hyped on the campaign trail. Trump announced he would levy tariffs of 25% on most products from Mexico and Canada and of 10% on products from China, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, in violation of the trade agreement his own team had negotiated during his first term.
As soon as Leavitt announced the upcoming tariffs, the stock market began to fall, and by last night, stock market futures had fallen 450 points on the expectation of tariffs hitting at midnight tonight. Today, the stock market continued to fall. Even reliable Trump allies began to complain that the tariffs would raise prices. The Wall Street Journal editorial board called Trump’s tariffs “the dumbest trade war in history.”
in fact, Mexico committed to putting 10,000 troops at the border in 2021. As Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post commented: “Any news outlet reporting Mexico conceded anything to Trump to get him to delay tariffs has not done its homework. Trump boasts he got Mexico to commit to stationing 10K troops at our border. Apparently he didn’t realize Mexico already has 15K troops deployed there[.]”
Trump created an economic crisis that threatened both domestic and global chaos, then claimed Biden administration achievements as his own and declared victory.
You are free to have your opinion please pray and not judge
This is a free country and Mary Beth has a right to pray to have her she wants to pray too
Lol, it’s not a free country under Musk.
You are free to have your opinion please pray for our president and not judge him thank you
We shall see about that. It’s all about the art of the deal. Stay tuned.
John,
I have already posted on this twice, but in reply to your post specifically, I offer this excerpt from an article from the Daily Torch, a publication from Americans for Limited Government. You can read it in full at: https://dailytorch.com/2025/02/the-trade-war-lasted-a-day-trump-won/
“Apparently, both Canada and Mexico judged that it would be cheaper to assist with border security than to see the taxes levied on the shipment of their goods and commodities to the U.S. Who could have foreseen such a likely outcome?
Certainly not the Wall Street Journal, on Jan. 31 calling Trump’s proposed tariffs, specifically designed to achieve border concessions on illegal immigration and fentanyl — these were exactly the terms Trump had transparently laid out for Mexico and Canada in November after his historic election win — was “The Dumbest Trade War In History.”
And the editorial board promised that Mexico and Canada would never cooperate, writing, “The U.S. willingness to ignore its treaty obligations, even with friends, won’t make other countries eager to do deals.” Whoops. Turns out none of that was true. Mexico and Canada immediately dealt with Trump — on his terms.
This must have been embarrassing, as it led the editorial board to then follow up with another irrelevant editorial claiming only “minor concessions” had been made by Mexico and Canada leading to Trump’s pause on the tariffs.
Except what has now been offered by Mexico and Canada was exactly what Trump asked for in the first place. Specifically, on Nov. 26 Trump wrote on Truth Social, Trump demanded both countries take action to secure their borders to stop illegal aliens from crossing into the U.S. and similarly stop the fentanyl shipments, “As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before. Right now a Caravan coming from Mexico, composed of thousands of people, seems to be unstoppable in its quest to come through our currently Open Border. On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country! Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”
In short, without having to ever impose the tariffs, suddenly, Mexico was sending 10,000 troops to the border and Canada WAS sending 10,000 personnel to deal with the crisis. This is Trump’s art of the deal in practice, using the threat of tariffs as key leverage to achieve concessions. And over the next month, negotiations will ensue for a more permanent arrangement that secures everyone’s borders, halts illegal immigration and targets the deadly fentanyl trade. The trade “war” lasted a day. President Trump won.”
LOL!!!!! Yes, if Donald Trump says something, oh well, yes, it must be true. If you read a legitimate news source, less biased than something like the Daily Torch, they will give you something more accurate and will not see this as the slightest bit of a win for Trump. Good luck getting and believing information from the Daily Torch. Seriously, good luck with that.
I try not to make a god of any news source, but i do trust conservative news sources over The Washington (Com)Post. I believe the Wall Street Journal is also a good news source but even they can be reactionary & wrong sometimes.
I humbly ask: Why are you so angry John? Are you on this website to intercede for our leaders or to have a place to vent? If you don’t agree with Trump, please, by all means, pray for him.
Yes, it would be nice if this site lived up to its claim to simply intercede for our leaders, without regard to political affiliation. You should hold everyone who posts to that standard. You really should. For me, I am a Christian, so I try to live by Jesus’ words. He told us to hold all to the same standards (Matt 5). So, I try not to listen to those who have bias. I don’t pay attention to news sites based upon which side they are on, but whether they are truthful, as a habit. Sites that lean right or left do not really pursue truth but to support an agenda. Jesus, when speaking of His return, told us to be wise and on the alert. So I try to read widely in many areas. I pay attention to experts over people who simply have an agenda. I work at a college, so I seek out experts in a wide variety of fields. I am recognized as an expert in a specific few areas so I am open to give advice in my area when asked but try to remain open to the areas where I am not informed to hear others.
What are your thoughts about solutions to illegal migration and fentanyl crisis? How would you pray about these matters? What would you do to solve these problems? I would treat Canada differently. Canada only has land borders with the USA so everyone not coming from the USA is coming by airplane or ship. I doubt walking across the ice of the Arctic Ocean is a viable option. They chose to let these people into their country. Asylum Seekers need to apply at the first safe country. Canada is a safe country with less than 15% of our population and more land area. Granted it is cold but they have more unused natural resources than we have. So all asylum seekers from Canada should be rejected and sent back to Canada or some place else.
Praise God!
YHVH, we ask that You would raise up Godly leadership in Canada. We stand with our brothers and sisters in Canada imploring You to install a prime minister who will restore justice and righteousness. To You belongs all the glory!!
Gracious Heavenly Father,
In ALL THINGS We EXALT and BLESS YOUR HOLY NAME and give YOU ALL the GLORY and HONOR for helping to SECURE our border, and reduce the entrance of deadly drugs which harm our children and families. PRAISE YOU! YOU are the One Who established the borders of nations, that people groups may live in safety and in community! (Exodus 23:31, Acts 17:26, Deut. 32:8, Neh. 9:22, Ps. 74:17). Thank You for a strong President–BLESS and IMPART via the Fire of the HOLY SPIRIT a “Fear of God, Wisdom, Discernment, Counsel-Intel, Instruction, Sound Judgment, Understanding and the POWER of THE HOLY SPIRIT in Donald J. Trump, please ABBA! (Proverbs 8 and Proverbs 9:1) Oil his shield afresh today! (Is. 21) Grant him visions, dreams and visitations which not only impart Your Plans for America, but also refresh him for the battle has been LONG and INTENSE.
Father, as Mexico polices its borders, we pray that You would RAISE UP a STRONG BELIEVING BIBLICALLY MINDED-REMNANT in Mexico to wage strong spiritual warfare against the cartels and to welcome in the Holy Spirit to transform Mexico–for the sake of her people, who suffer under the wicked Spirit of Pharmakeia & Violence. “Nothing is impossible with YOU” (Luke 1:37), so as America advances to establish borders and our Covenantal Destiny in Christ Jesus, to KEEP the VOWS we made in 1607, 1720, 1630 and 1776, we ask the same thing for those in Mexico, and that their leadership would serve the people of Mexico with concern for their welfare.
We also lift UP Canada and the beleaguered Canadian Ekklesia! Oh BLESS them Holy Father! Pour Your LOVE, MERCY and STRENGTHENING into them and PURGE and CLEANSE Canada The True North Strong and Free–to return REFINED into the REALITY of their national motto! UNIFY Western Canada, Eastern Canada and the FIRST NATIONS TRIBAL PEOPLES–via the RECONCILIATION which can only come through the BLOOD of JESUS! LET them BECOME ONE in CHRIST JESUS is our prayer for our Northern Neighbors–freed from the years of the harm done to them by the Trudeau regime.
Holy ABBA–in Your Great Mercy–please RELEASE the HEALING BALM of GILEAD (Jer. 8:22) into America, into Mexico and into Canada! LET LIGHT SHINE in the Darkness so that
ONLY JESUS gains the GLORY!
https://thecanadianhammer.com/update-canada-forged-in-the-fire-february-3-2025/
In Jesus’ Name we ask all this for HIS GLORY! Amen! Amen!
Yes, Michelle!! The things that they are being asked to do will not only benefit us as a nation, but will benefit them as well. May they see that, and may our nations experience healing and restoration – and fulfill our God-given destinies individually and together.
Thank you. Your prayer is filled with Holy Spirit wisdom.
I’m sorry. That comment was intended for Michelle.
It was a reply to Michelle, Marybeth! This can get confusing when you can reply to comments, and to replies!
Lord, I praise and thank you for the new Mexican president, Ms. Sheinbaum. She has already proved to be very intelligent and competent by capturing and incarcerating the head of the Sinaloa cartel (largest drug traffikers) and confiscating tons of fentanel. I was so grateful to hear that Mr.Vance is negotiating with her. Please continue to strengthen the cooperation between our countries and bless Mexican leadership who promote your purposes for their nation. Amen
President Trump once again shows he is a man of wisdom and action. I trust that God is guiding him for the benefit of America and the world.
President Trump once again shows he is a man of of wisdom and action. I trust that God is guiding him for the benefit of America and the world.