President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Mexico, which are now halted for the next month, triggered mixed reactions in Arizona, as Mexico is the state’s biggest international trading partner.
Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reached an agreement on Monday where Mexico would send 10,000 troops to the border in exchange for halting the tariffs for another month. In a post to Truth Social, Trump said “it was a very friendly conversation.” Proponents of the tariffs on the country say it’s a necessary step to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl in the United States by forcing cooperation, whereas opponents argue it is a needless economic conflict.
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen told The Center Square that he trusts Trump’s judgment on the tariffs on Mexico and the subsequent negotiations.
“Tariffs are being used as a tool by President Trump to achieve economic and political outcomes that are in the best interests of America, not only to help stop the flow of dangerous criminal illegal immigrants and deadly fentanyl into the U.S but to put Americans first,” Petersen stated.
