Overview
- Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said the Wednesday call with President Donald Trump was “very good” and that negotiators reached some agreements while withholding details until a formal deal is finalized.
- Mexican officials have made tariff cuts on steel, aluminum and automobiles central to talks and are pressing Washington to roll back U.S. duties imposed in prior years.
- Sheinbaum said the call included Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco and Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and noted she has spoken with President Trump 22 times since January 2025, showing sustained direct engagement at the top level.
- Both capitals see fast progress as politically useful before the Nov. 3 U.S. midterms, and negotiators are racing to complete terms after U.S.-Canada talks collapsed and triggered retaliatory tariffs.
- The negotiations sit inside the USMCA trade framework and, if completed, could ease export disruption for Mexican manufacturers, lower costs for U.S. buyers of Mexican goods and reduce pressure on regional supply chains.