Donald Trump Issues High Import Tariffs from Key Partners
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Canadian tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the U.S. are set to take effect on Tuesday, while tariffs on another $125 billion-worth of goods will be imposed later. Officials said that "additional measures, including non-tariff options," would remain on the table as long as the U.S. continued to impose new import costs on its northern neighbor.
Trudeau said that although fewer than 1% of illegal border crossings and less than 1% of fentanyl into the U.S. come from Canada, the country had launched a $1.3 billion effort to further secure its shared border with the U.S. in December.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that she had directed her Secretary of the Economy to implement a plan that includes tariffs and non-tariff measures, but did not share additional details.
In a post on X, Sheinbaum said the Mexican government had seized 40 tons of drugs in the past four months and also blamed U.S. gun sellers for arming Mexican drug cartels.
Sheinbaum proposed that Mexico and the U.S. instead form a working group rather than impose retaliatory economic measures on each other. "Mexico does not want confrontation," she said.