President Donald Trump said on Monday to take care of us tariffs about imports from Canada and Mexico “They will go ahead” when you have been delaying their implementation for several months of delaying the next week.
“Tariffs go on time, according to the schedule,” Trump said when asked when asked by a press conference at the White House whether delayed tariffs on two US shopping partners would soon take effect.
The president claimed that the US “used” foreign peoples on “almost all”, and repeated their plan imposed so -called reciprocal tariffs.
“So the tariffs will move forward, yes, and we will make up for a lot of territories,” Trump said.
US President Donald Trump brings objections during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the eastern room in the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Trump signed executive commands on February 1 25% of tariffs About Mexico and Canada products, as well as 10% of duties on Canadian energy.
The president, who praised the use of tariffs and as a negotiating tool and source of revenue, based orders on alleged failures in Mexico and Canada to stop crime and drug trade on their borders in the US.
But Trump paused two days later with new tariffs, after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made separate promises to increase their efforts at the border.
Trump, announcement new agreements on Truth social February 3, he said that the tariffs on Canadian goods would be paused for 30 days, while duties on Mexican imports will delay one month.
He said that during this interval, his administration would be involved in negotiations with Mexico and to achieve a “final economic contract with Canada”.
Trump is in his first month in power in the first place, also hit 10% of tariffs on Chinese imports and announced a plan for imposing a “reciprocal tariff” to US trade partners. China has already revealed herself to her own targeted tariffs on imports to the United States, worrying that a trade war between the two opponent’s superpower could quickly escalate.
Similar fear developed with respect to Mexico and Canada, who are among the closest American allies and the best trade partners.
Before Trump paused his tariffs on two American neighbors, and Trudeau and Sheinbaum announced plans to install retribution about American imports.
