Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will wait with a cool head for a decision from the United States, she said on Friday, ahead of a Saturday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum brushed off a question as to whether Mexico is expecting US President Donald Trump to announce 25% tariffs on Mexican goods Feb. 1.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday she does not believe the United States will impose tariffs on Saturday as President Donald Trump has pledged, but said her administration has its own response plan in place if needed.

We don’t think it’s going to happen really,” she said during her daily morning news conference on Wednesday, just days before Trump’s threatened tariffs might begin. “And if it happens, we also have our plan.