"President Trump has undermined America's preeminent leadership role in the world by imprudently threatening to impose tariffs on our close friend and neighbor to the south," Pelosi said in a statement. "Threats and tantrums are not a way to negotiate a foreign policy."
Meanwhile, the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, went on Twitter and made fun of the president.
"C & # 39; [a] historic night! "Schumer tweeted Friday night. "@RealDonaldTrump announced that it had reached an agreement to" significantly reduce or even eliminate illegal immigration from Mexico and the United States. "Now that this problem is solved, I'm sure we will not hear more about it in the future."
Trump's announcement came through a series of tweets.
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A migrant girl from Honduras who is part of a caravan of thousands of people from Central America en route to the United States is crying after fleeing the tear gas launched by the US border control near the wall between the United States and Mexico, in Tijuana, in November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Migrants run under the tear gas launched by US agents, among photojournalists covering Mexico and the United States. The border, after a group of migrants crossed the Mexican police at the Chaparral border post in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, November 25, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana declared a humanitarian crisis in his border town and said to have asked the United Nations for help in dealing with the 5,000 or so Central American migrants who arrived in the city. (AP Photo / Rodrigo Abd)
Three Honduran migrants huddle beside the river in the middle of tear gas fired by US agents at Mexico. Border after passing, with a group of migrants, the Mexican police at the Chaparral border post in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, November 25, 2018. The Mayor of Tijuana declared a humanitarian crisis in his border town and has UN to help the 5,000 or so Central American migrants who arrived in the city. (AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa)
Migrants run under the tear gas launched by US agents, among photojournalists covering Mexico and the United States. The border, after a group of migrants crossed the Mexican police at the Chaparral border post in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, November 25, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana declared a humanitarian crisis in his border town and said to have asked the United Nations for help in dealing with the 5,000 or so Central American migrants who arrived in the city. (AP Photo / Rodrigo Abd)
Central American migrants – mostly Hondurans – cover their faces near the Tijuana River, on the border of El Chaparral, in Tijuana, in the state of Baja California, Mexico , after the US Border Patrol threw tear gas at them to disperse them after an alleged verbal dispute in November 25, 2018. – US authorities on Sunday closed the San Ysidro crossing in southern California after Hundreds of migrants, members of the "caravan" condemned by President Donald Trump, have tried to break through a fence in Tijuana, authorities said. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP) (The photo credit should read as follows: GUILLERMO ARIAS / AFP / Getty Images)
Tear gas launched by the US Border Patrol to disperse Central American migrants – mainly Hondurans – following an alleged verbal dispute on November 25, near the El Chaparral border post in Tijuana, in the state of Baja California, Mexico, 2018. – US authorities on Sunday closed the crossing point of San Ysidro in southern California after hundreds of migrants, members of the "caravan "condemned by President Donald Trump, have tried to cross a fence in Tijuana, announced the authorities. (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS / AFP) (The photo credit should read: GUILLERMO ARIAS / AFP / Getty Images)
A photojournalist is surrounded by a tear gas released by CBP after migrants from a caravan of thousands of Central Americans attempted to cross the US border illegally from Tijuana, Mexico on 25 November 2018. REUTERS / Adrees Latif
A migrant belonging to a caravan of several thousand from Central America, covers his face after being hit by tear gas issued by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after some Hundreds of people have attempted to illegally enter the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, on November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Adrees Latif
Migrants, belonging to a caravan of thousands from Central America seeking to reach the United States, are running in search of tear gas issued by patrol boats from the US border, near the barrier between Mexico and the United States. United in Tijuana, Mexico, November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Hannah McKay
A migrant reacts to the tear gas discharge launched by the US Border Patrol near the Mexico-United States border in Tijuana, Mexico on November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Jorge Duenes
Migrants, part of a caravan of thousands of people from Central America to travel to the United States, and journalists flee tear gas released by the US border patrol near the barrier between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana, Mexico, November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Alkis Konstantinidis
Migrants, members of a caravan of thousands from Central America seeking to reach the United States, return to Mexico after being hit with tear gas by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after attempting to illegally crossing the US border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, on November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Adrees Latif
US soldiers and US border patrols shoot tear gas at migrants, part of a caravan of thousands of people from Central America to the United States on the US side of the fence between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana, Mexico, November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Kim Kyung-Hoon
Migrants and members of the media use tear gas released by a US border patrol near the Mexico-United States border in Tijuana, Mexico on November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Hannah McKay
Migrants cover their faces in the face of tear gas launched by the US border patrol near the Mexico-United States border in Tijuana, Mexico on November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Hannah McKay
A migrant covers his face as he runs on tear gas launched by the US Border Patrol near the Mexico-United States border in Tijuana, Mexico on November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Hannah McKay
Migrants fired tear gas, launched by the US Border Patrol near the Mexico-United States border in Tijuana, Mexico, on November 25, 2018. REUTERS / Hannah McKay
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"I am pleased to inform you that the United States of America has an agreement with Mexico," Trump said. wrote. "The tariffs to be applied by the United States on Monday against Mexico are suspended for an indefinite period."
"Mexico, in turn, has agreed to take drastic action to stem the tide of migration across Mexico and to our southern border," Trump said. continued. "This is done to significantly reduce or even eliminate illegal immigration from Mexico and the United States. The details of the agreement will be published shortly by the State Department. Thank you!"
The New York Times notes that "the president's threat to lift potentially crippling tariffs on Mexico was born of growing frustration with the influx of migrants arriving at the border."
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