Trump Tariff LIVE: Canada, Mexico Retaliate with Countermeasures After Donald Trump’s Move
President Donald Trump on Saturday moved to impose stiff tariffs on Mexico and Canada, whose leaders swiftly responded with their own levies and accused Trump of starting a trade war that would debilitate all three economies.

Trump Tariff LIVE: President Donald Trump on Saturday moved to impose stiff tariffs on Mexico and Canada, whose leaders swiftly responded with their own levies and accused Trump of starting a trade war that would debilitate all three economies.
Trump hit Canada and Mexico with tariffs of 25 per cent on all goods, with a partial carve out for Canadian energy and oil exports. He said he was imposing them until the flow of migrants and illegal fentanyl into the United States was alleviated, but his administration did little to explain what further steps were needed to remove the tariffs.
The tariffs announced Saturday also placed a 10 per cent tariff on goods from China, another major US trading partner. China's Ministry of Commerce issued a statement saying that China will file a legal case against the US at the World Trade Organization.
The ministry also said China "will take corresponding countermeasures to firmly safeguard its rights and interests." But it did not mention tariffs or otherwise specify what kind of countermeasures it might take. China has strong incentives to avoid a trade war, but also risks looking weak domestically if it does not retaliate.
The White House has said that President Donald Trump was taking “bold action” to hold Mexico, Canada, and China accountable for their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into our country.
“The orders make clear that the flow of contraband drugs like fentanyl to the United States, through illicit distribution networks, has created a national emergency, including a public health crisis,” the White House said in a fact sheet on tariffs.
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It also claimed of a growing presence of Mexican cartels operating fentanyl and nitazene synthesis labs in Canada. “A recent study recognized Canada’s heightened domestic production of fentanyl and its growing footprint within international narcotics distribution,” the White House said.
Further, it alleged that Mexican drug trafficking organisations have an “intolerable alliance” with the government of Mexico – a claim rejected by Mexican president.
“The government of Mexico has afforded safe havens for the cartels to engage in the manufacturing and transportation of dangerous narcotics, which collectively have led to the overdose deaths of hundreds of thousands of American victims,” the White House said.
It added: “This alliance endangers the national security of the United States, and we must eradicate the influence of these dangerous cartels.”
The White House said that tariffs are a powerful, proven source of leverage for protecting the national interest.
“President Trump is using the tools at hand and taking decisive action that puts Americans’ safety and our national security first,” it said.
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