President Donald Trump said Tuesday that plans to impose tariffs on Mexicans and Canadians“Will go forward as scheduled.”.
Donald Trump held a joint press conference at the White House with visiting French President Maqueron. Asked about next month’s looming deadline for us tariffs against Mexico and Canada, Donald Trump said they were on track and appeared to be moving“Very quickly”. He also said the US had been“Very badly treated” by many trading partners, not just Canada and Mexico, and had been“Taken advantage of”.
Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 1st imposing a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports, including a 10% tariff on Canadian energy products. Yesterday, Donald Trump announced a 30-day moratorium on tariffs and continued negotiations. Under the decision, the tariffs will take effect on March 4.