On Saturday, Trump introduces goods from China, Canada and Mexico – and threaten to do the same against the EU.
But his actions do not go unnoticed and now Canadian politicians threaten to act.
One of them is Chrystia Freeland, which proposes “100 % customs on all Tesla vehicles and American wine, beer and spirits”.
For Mexico and Canada, there are tariffs at 25 percent, while China gets ten percent. During a press conference in the White House, Trump’s spokesman Karoline Leavitt motivates the decision that the countries either manufactured drugs or let them cross the border into the United States.
“It is because (the countries) have manufactured illegal fentanyl and have been distributed into our country, which has killed tens of millions of Americans,” said Karoline Leavitt.
The answer: 100 percent customs on beer and wine
But Trump’s increased tariffs have not been received with open arms by the affected countries. On the contrary.
According to Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, there is “a plan A, a plan B and a plan C” ready for all decisions the United States makes, according to TT. A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States says that “there is no winner in a trade war” and Canada’s outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatens to act.
“I don’t want to cover (the financial problems), the next few days and the weeks will be difficult for our country,” he said according to the BBC.
And he is not alone in wanting to go to Drot attack against Trump’s new tariffs. Canadian politician Chrystia Freeland, who is running for the new leader of the Liberals, is clear with his position.
“If Donald Trump puts 25 % tariffs on Canadian goods, we have to strike back-dollars for dollars-and start with 100 % customs on all Tesla vehicles and American wine, beer and spirits. We must protect Canadian workers and companies, ”she writes on the platform X.
Threatens with customs against EU
Despite the threats of actions from both the north and the south, Trump continues to threaten with customs.
When he was asked at the press conference as to whether he plans to impose customs duties against the EU, he replied:
– Will I introduce tariffs on the European Union? Do you want an honest answer or should I give you a political answer? he wondered rhetorically and then answered:
– Absolutely. The European Union has treated us so terribly.