PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — President Trump on Saturday imposed significant tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, a White House spokesperson said, following through on a long-standing pledge and potentially setting off a trade war with the United States’ top trading partners.
“Tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China are SIGNED!” White House spokesperson Harrison Fields posted on X. “This bold move holds these countries accountable for stopping illegal immigration and the flow of dangerous drugs like fentanyl.”
Trump is imposing a 25 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as a 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods. Canadian energy imports will only be tariffed at 10 percent. The tariffs are set to take effect on Tuesday.
The tariffs signed Saturday include a clause that stipulates the U.S. could increase the tariffs if any of the countries retaliate, which they are expected to do.
For months, the president has vowed to impose tariffs on the three countries as he called on them to do more to crack down on the flow of migrants and fentanyl into the United States.
Trump has signaled Saturday’s announcement may just be the first step […]
It’s bad enough that No.2 has harmed Americans in so many way. He took away seats in the Pentagon from The New York Times and NPR and is putting in ultra-right media. Now we really will get false information. He has removed words that he doesn’t want seen by Americans, like gay, transgender, and many others. There are so many other ridiculous changes he has made to make us dumber and stupid. Now he’s attacking our two closest states that we trade mainly with and imposing ridiculous 10% tariffs! How did they hurt us? We can only assume what we have considered before—-he’s nuts and knows not what he is doing! This was the guy who say he would get prices lowered. Another lie—prices are going to skyrocket! Oh, until his term is done or Dems control both Houses of Congress!!!!
I see so many of us democrats being passive, wringing our hands and saying “oh, he can’t do that!” But he and his enablers are doing it, deconstructing America. Bernie Sanders has said so, loud and clear. What we need is information about what we can do to fight back – to make lists of our representatives in Congress, and let them know that how we feel. And also to research what companies supported Trump, and divest our money from them as much as possible.