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President gives 30-day tariff relief to U.S. auto sector, which relies heavily on parts crossing Mexico and Canada borders multiple times
Donald Trump is giving some relief from the 25 percent tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada for the auto industry, agreeing to a one-month exemption for the sector. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick teased the exemption in interviews on Wednesday.

The reprieve comes just a day after duties were imposed and after the president spoke with the CEOs of the Big 3 automakers — Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.

As markets reeled from the spiraling dispute over trade, Trump delivered an exhausting and boisterous 100-minute address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

The president downplayed the trade war as a mere “disturbance,” blamed Joe Biden for inflated grocery prices, and proclaimed, “The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over.” This drew a round of ironic laughter, as he also praised Elon Musk and DOGE.

Trump also insisted he is working to end the war in Ukraine and read part of an apologetic letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In other international news, the president posted a fiery ultimatum to Hamas about the release of the remaining hostages that also threatened the people of Gaza. Earlier, it was revealed that the U.S. has been in secret talks with the terrorist group.