President Trump and Mexican President Sheinbaum spoke by phone Wednesday as the two countries close in on a trade deal, according to Politico citing sources

The person familiar with the call, granted anonymity to discuss it, described the conversation as “so-so” and said that it “created a bit of noise” as “new topics” were introduced into the leaders’ discussion. It was not immediately clear what the new topics were or which side brought them into the discussion. The U.S. official confirmed that the leaders spoke Wednesday but described the call as “constructive.” “U.S.-Mexico talks are active and continue to move in a positive direction,” the official said. “Any notion that the call didn’t go well is wrong.”