That wasn’t the only tense exchange Lutnick would have with a Canadian leader. Several days later, he was also on
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is pausing tariffs on Mexican imports following talks with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
President Claudia Sheinbaum, on Tuesday, said the government is 'going to wait' because she had planned to speak to Trump this week, while US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said it appeared the US government was going to 'work something out' with the trade partners,
Mexico's leader plans to have a phone call with U.S. President Trump Thursday before she announces Mexico's response to US tariffs on Sunday.