Trump Vows Heavy Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico on Day One

The President-elected abruptly vowed to impose blanket duties on all imports from Mexico and Canada, promising 25 percent levies to punish them over immigration and fentanyl smuggling.

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Trump tariff threat puts a strain on Canada-Mexico ties

Canadian officials have suggested striking their own trade agreements with the US - and Mexico has taken notice.
BBC News - 2h
Trump's tariff threats create division between Canada and Mexico over security at borders

Threats by President-elect Donald Trump to impose U.S. tariffs on its immediate neighbors appear to have created a split between Canada and Mexico, after Canadian officials said problems with the ...
ABC News - 3d
Mexico announces record drug seizure one week after Trump threatens tariffs

Soldiers and marines discover drugs in Sinaloa, while separately authorities arrest more than 5,200 migrants. Mexican security forces have impounded more than a ton of fentanyl pills in what ...
The Guardian - 1d
Mexico says Canada wishes it had its ‘cultural riches’ amid tariffs feud

Leaders cast the other as ill-prepared after Trump threatens to apply 25% taxes on goods from both countries. Mexico’s president has said Canadians “could only wish they had the cultural riches” of ...
The Guardian - 1d
Mexico makes largest fentanyl bust as Trump’s tariff threat looms

Drugs seizure comes after US president-elect says he will impose levies if flow of narcotics is not halted
Financial Times - 1d
Trump reportedly jokes Canada could be 51st U.S. state if tariffs wreck economy

Trump outlined his plans to place 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods imported into the U.S., in a meeting with Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago
MarketWatch - 2d
Mexico's president and Trump had an upbeat call despite dust-up over tariffs

Politico - Nov. 27
Trump’s DEA nominee withdraws from consideration just days after being picked

President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced on Tuesday he is withdrawing from consideration just three days after Trump made his nomination known. ...
The Hill - 1d
Defiant Macron vows to stay on as French president and will appoint PM within days

President says he will remain in power until 2027, amid political turmoil following collapse of government. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has ruled out resigning, saying he will stay in ...
The Guardian - 2h
Emmanuel Macron vows to name new French PM within days

Macron rejected calls to resign, a day after his prime minister was ousted in a no-confidence vote.
BBC News - 50m