Trump Says He Paused Tariffs to ‘Help Mexico and Canada’

“We’re a big, big country, and they do a lot of their business with us,” Trump said.
Trump Says He Paused Tariffs to ‘Help Mexico and Canada’
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the jobs report from the Oval Office at the White House on March 7, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump says he decided to put a pause on some tariffs he had placed on Canada and Mexico in an effort to help the countries and American automakers.

On March 4, Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. However, the next day, he put in a one-month pause on the tariffs on the auto sector, and a day after that, he introduced another month-long pause on the products that fall under the USMCA.