President Trump said that he would give Mexico one year to stop the flow of illegal drugs entering the U.S. before imposing tariffs or closing the southern border, backing down from previous warnings that a border closing was imminent.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would give Mexico one year to stop the flow of illegal drugs entering the U.S. before imposing tariffs or closing the southern border, backing down from previous warnings that a border closing was imminent.
“We're going to give them a one year warning, and if the drugs don't stop, or largely stop, we're going to put tariffs on Mexico and products, in particular cars,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday. “And if that doesn't work, we’re going to close the border.
A few hours later at an afternoon White House event, the president contradicted himself, telling reporters that he"didn't say that" when asked if the border would stay open for at least a year."We'll start with the tariffs and see what happens," Trump continued, arguing that the tariffs would be sufficient to get Mexico to comply."I don't think we'll ever have to close the border," Trump said.
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