White House press secretary Caroline Levitte confirmed that president Donald Trump The definitions will be implemented on Mexico, Canada and China, starting on Saturday.
During his campaign, Trump's economic plan called for the expansion of tax cuts for 2017 and the imposition of customs tariffs ranging from 10 % to 20 % on all imported goods. For countries like China, this number can rise to 60 %.
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White House press secretary Caroline Levitte holds her first press conference in the press briefing room in the White House on January 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
These countries will face these definitions because they have allowed “an unprecedented invasion of illegal fentanel that kills American citizens,” Levitte said.
“The president will run a 25 % tariff on Mexico, 25 % of the customs tariffs in Canada, and a 10 % tariff in China for the illegal fentanel that they distributed to our country, who killed tens of millions of Americans and said to reporters on Friday.” Promises were made and promises. “
Canada, Trump's response to the response: “In a commercial war, there are no winners.”
The Prime Minister in Canada, Justin Trudeau, is participating in a swelling ceremony in the cabinet in the Redo Hall on December 20, 2024, in Ottawa, Canada. (Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images)
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While Canadian President Justin Trudeau said on Friday that Canada is ready to respond to any tariff that has been implemented, Levitte said that the definitions will not be expected to provoke a trade war with Canada and that Trump will respond to Rudo at the “appropriate time.”
