Headline Roundup June 8, 2019
US Reaches Deal With Mexico to Avoid Tariffs
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New York Post (News)
President Trump spiked the football on his immigration agreement with Mexico and taunted his media critics with a tweetstorm that called the accord βa huge deal.β
βMEXICO HAS AGREED TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN BUYING LARGE QUANTITIES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT FROM OUR GREAT PATRIOT FARMERS!β he blared in an all-caps post at 8:03 am.

Wall Street Journal (News)
President Trump dropped his threat of tariffs on billions of dollars of Mexican imports after negotiators reached a deal on measures to stem the flow of migrants pouring into the U.S. from Mexico, averting a potentially devastating trade fight for both countries.
Mr. Trump said the tariffs, which had been set to go into effect Monday, were βindefinitely suspended,β while Mexican President AndrΓ©s Manuel LΓ³pez Obrador said that, thanks to the support of all Mexicans, βthe imposition of tariffs on Mexican products exported to the U.S. have been avoided.β Mr....

New York Times (News)
President Trump backed off his plan to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods and announced via Twitter on Friday night that the United States had reached an agreement with Mexico to reduce the flow of migrants to the southwestern border.
Mr. Trump tweeted the announcement only hours after returning from Europe and following several days of intense and sometimes difficult negotiations between American and Mexican officials in Washington.
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