President Donald Trump Defend Against Canada, Mexico and China while speaking to correspondents at the joint base Andrews on Sunday night – and hinted that the European Union may suffer from a similar fate.
The definitions, which were authorized in an executive order on Saturday, will enter into force on Tuesday. According to the International Economic Forces Law (IEPA), a 25 % of an additional tariff It will be imposed on imports from Canada and Mexico, and a 10 % tariff on imports from China.
In the executive order, Trump said The definitions stem from “an unusual threat posed by foreigners and illegal drugs, including deadly fentanel, (that) is a national emergency.”
The definitions called on international criticism from leaders and citizens alike in Canada and Mexico. During his exchange with reporters on Sunday evening, Trump accused Canada of “offensive” towards the United States in terms of trade.
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President Donald Trump is pumping his grip upon his arrival at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2025. (Tierney Cross/AFP via Getty Images)
“Canada has been very abusive from the United States for many years. It does not allow our nucleus,” as Trump claimed. “And you know that Canada does not allow banks to enter, if you think about it. This is very great. If we have an American bank, they do not allow them to enter.”
“Canada was very difficult for oil on energy. It does not allow our agricultural products, mainly. It does not allow a lot of things. We allow everything to reach a street in one direction.”
Trump also claimed that the United States supports Canada “about 200 billion dollars a year.”
“What? What do we get out of it? We don't get anything from it.” “I love the people of Canada. I don't agree with the leadership of Canada and something will happen there.”
The Republican leader also said that he “definitely” will impose a tariff against the European Union, who said the United States has a trade deficit of $ 300 billion.
“They do not take our cars, do not take our agricultural products, and do not take anything almost,” Trump said. “We take everything from them. Millions of cars, huge amounts of food and agricultural products. So the United Kingdom is out of the line and we will see the United Kingdom, but the European Union is outside the line.”
In a statement on Saturday, Mexican President Claudia Shinbom said that her country “categorically rejects) canceling the White House defamation against the Mexican government represented in possessing organizations with criminal organizations, as well as any intention to interfere in our lands.”
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President Donald Trump said Canada was not fair to the United States. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“Mexico does not just want to reach the fentanel to reach the United States, but anywhere,” the statement said. “Therefore, if the United States wants to fight criminal groups that generate drugs and generate violence, then we must work together in an integrated way, but always in light of the principles of joint responsibility, mutual trust, cooperation and at all, respect for sovereignty, and it is not negotiable.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put forward the United States by encouraging Canadians to “buy Canada” in response to the definitions.
“It is time to choose the products made here in Canada,” Trudeau Books on X.
During Sunday's exchange with correspondents, Trump also discussed the possibility of cutting aid to South Africa after signing its president Destroyed measuring.
“Terrible things happen in South Africa,” Trump said. “Driving does some terrible things and terrible things. So this is under investigation now.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump in Mar Lago before Trump took office for the second time. Now, the two leaders are opposed to trade. (Justin Trudeau X)
His remarks came after he accused South Africa of “dealing with certain groups of people very badly” in a social publication on Sunday.
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“It is a bad situation that the radical left left media does not want to mention a lot,” Trump statement said. “At least a massive human rights violation, everyone will see. The United States will not defend for it, and we will also act. I will cut all future funding to South Africa. This situation has been completed!”
