On Saturday, President Donald Trump made good on his threat to impose new 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico unless or until those bordering nations took sufficient action to address illegal migration and the smuggling of illicit narcotics like fentanyl, with those tariffs set to take effect on Tuesday.

The implementation of the tariffs on Mexico has been delayed for 30 days after the president of Mexico made some of Trump's requested concessions on Monday, according to Just the News.

Likewise, per separate reports, the tariffs on Canada will be similarly delayed after that nation's prime minister made concessions to Trump, once again proving Trump's assertions that tariffs are a powerful tool for negotiating with rivals and allies alike.

New tariffs announced for Mexico and Canada

It was on Saturday that President Trump's White House announced that it would move forward on Tuesday with new 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada, except for a 10% tariff on energy imports from Canada, unless those nations did more to address cross-border issues like human trafficking and drug smuggling.

Democrats, the media, and even some Republicans were hyper-critical of the moves and argued at length about how economically destructive and painful those tariffs would be, not for the targeted countries but rather for American consumers.

Nobody will know if those critiques were correct, however -- at least not for another month, if ever -- as both Canada and Mexico made sufficient concessions to Trump in separate phone calls on Monday that convinced him to delay the implementation of the new tariffs by one month.

Mexico folds

Monday morning, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote in an X post, "We had a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty; we reached a series of agreements."

"1. 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 continued. "2. The United States is committed to working to prevent the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico."

Sheinbaum added, "Our teams will begin working today on two fronts: security and trade," and, "They are pausing tariffs for one month from now."

In response on Truth Social, President Trump confirmed, "I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the Border separating Mexico and the United States. These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants into our Country."

"We further agreed to immediately pause the anticipated tariffs for a one month period during which we will have negotiations headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and high-level Representatives of Mexico," he added. "I look forward to participating in those negotiations, with President Sheinbaum, as we attempt to achieve a 'deal' between our two Countries."

Canada caves

Just a few hours later, according to Fox News, Canada received a similar reprieve of one month from the new tariffs after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that he, too, had spoken with President Trump and made some of his requested concessions on border security issues.

"I just had a good call with President Trump," Trudeau wrote on X. "Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan -- reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border."

"In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million," he added. "Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together."

Trump replied on Truth Social and said, "Canada has agreed to ensure we have a secure Northern Border, and to finally end the deadly scourge of drugs like Fentanyl that have been pouring into our Country, killing hundreds of thousands of Americans, while destroying their families and communities all across our Country."

He shared what Trudeau had posted and added, "As President, it is my responsibility to ensure the safety of ALL Americans, and I am doing just that. I am very pleased with this initial outcome, and the Tariffs announced on Saturday will be paused for a 30 day period to see whether or not a final Economic deal with Canada can be structured. FAIRNESS FOR ALL!"