President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China, aiming to address concerns about immigration and the drug trade. The tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods will be 25%, while China will face a 10% duty. Energy resources from Canada will be subject to a lower 10% tariff to minimize potential disruptions to gasoline and heating oil prices. The tariffs on Canadian goods are expected to take effect on Tuesday, with no official timeline for their removal. Trump justified the tariffs as necessary to protect American citizens and economic interests. Economists, however, express concerns that these tariffs could reignite inflation and strain supply chains.
President Donald Trump is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada , as well as a 10% duty on China . Energy resources from Canada will have a lower 10% tariff. The tariffs on Canadian goods are expected to take effect on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday. There is no official metric on when the tariffs would be lifted. Trump is seeking to use the tariffs as both bargaining chips and methods to effect foreign policy changes, specifically the immigration and drug trade issues.
In a message posted on X, Trump cited powers he has under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The president said he enacted the levies 'because of the major threat of illegal aliens and deadly drugs killing our Citizens, including fentanyl.' 'We need to protect Americans, and it is my duty as President to ensure the safety of all,' he added. The tariffs on Canadian goods are expected to take effect on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday. There is no official word on when the tariffs would be lifted. A senior administration official said Saturday, 'There's going to be a wide range of metrics' to consider. Also, under the new order, the tariffs would escalate if the countries retaliate in any way against the U.S. In a CNBC interview Friday, Peter Navarro, Trump's trade senior advisor for trade manufacturing, stressed the dual importance of protecting the economy as well as public safety. 'We've got the Super Bowl coming up, and eerily, the amount of people that fit in the Superdome are almost exactly equal to the number of people dying every year here in America from fentanyl, and that comes from China and Mexico,' Navarro, senior adviser to the president for trade and manufacturing, told CNBC in an interview Friday. 'This is why we have these kind of discussions.' But Trump has long promoted tariffs as a way to negotiate better deals with U.S. trading partners, protect domestic industries from foreign competition and gain revenue. Here's what Trump's tariff threats look like on the ground in China Inside the planning for Trump's new tariffs war, from the biggest company to the smallest family business In the Oval Office on Friday, Trump said his decision to slap tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China is 'pure economic.' However, economists worry they could reignite inflation at a time when it appears price pressures are beginning to abate. The Commerce Department reported Friday that an inflation reading closely watched by the Federal Reserve, but the details in the report appeared more positive. Fed officials have said they are monitoring the impact of fiscal policy. Trump has vowed to impose new or additional tariffs on numerous other categories of foreign goods, including microchips, oil and gas, steel, aluminum, copper and pharmaceuticals, including 'all forms of medicine.' He has also said he will 'absolutely' slap tariffs on the European Union. 'The President is right to focus on major problems like our broken border and the scourge of fentanyl, but the imposition of tariffs under IEEPA is unprecedented, won't solve these problems, and will only raise prices for American families and upend supply chains,' John Murphy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce senior vice president and head of international, said in a statement. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said the union supports aggressive tariffs to protect the interest of workers, not when used as foreign policy tools that use 'factory workers as pawns.' Economists worry that the tariffs could reignite inflation at a time when it appears price pressures are beginning to abate. 'It will be very important to have a better sense of the actual policies and how they will be implemented, in addition to greater confidence about how the economy will respond,' Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said. Speaking to CNBC on Friday morning, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said the key will be whether the tariffs are one-off events or lead to retaliation., also weighed in on the impact tariffs would have on their businesses and consumers. Other company leaders voiced their concerns about the threat of tariffs ahead of Saturday's order. On Saturday, following Trump's imposition of tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson, R-Pa., issued the following statement: President Trump's tariff policy has been an effective tool in leveling the global playing field and ensuring fair trade for American producers
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