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Now it is very important that the Mexican people know that we are always going to defend the dignity of our people, we are always going to defend the respect of our sovereignty and a dialogue between equals, as we have always said, without subordination,
Sheinbaum said
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Starting tomorrow, those tariffs will be in place,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reportersAt the end of the day, tariffs on spirits products from our neighbors to the north and south are going to hurt U.S. consumers and lead to job losses across the U.S. hospitality industry, just as these businesses continue their long recovery from the pandemic,
Swonger said
President Trump is going to do everything he possibly can to cut the inflation crisis that the previous administration imposed on the American people, and he will continue to effectively utilize tariffs,
Leavitt said
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If the President does choose to implement any tariffs against Canada, we’re ready with a response. A purposeful, forceful, but reasonable immediate response,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday
I think the President is going to implement those tariffs tomorrow, and he will respond to Mr. Trudeau comments in due time, I am sure,
she said, referencing an outgoing leader Trump has mocked as 'governor' while openly discussing acquiring Canada as the 51st U.S. state
We're ready with a response—a purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate response. It's not what we want, but if he moves forward, we will also act. I won't sugarcoat it. Our nation could be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks. I know Canadians might be anxious and worried, but I want them to know the federal government, and indeed, all orders of government, have their backs."
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters
Our nation could be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said ... in response to the Trump decisionThe fentanyl coming through Canada is massive,
Trump told reporters the day after his inaugurationWhile Mexico and China are the primary source countries for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the United States, India is emerging as a source for finished fentanyl powder and fentanyl precursor chemicals,
it readsCanada and Mexico stand to lose 3.6 percent and two percent of real GDP respectively, while the U.S. would suffer a 0.3 percent real GDP loss,
he added
The president will be implementing, tomorrow, a 25 percent tariffs on Mexico, 25 percent tariffs on Canada and a 10 percent tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country which has killed tens of millions of Americans,
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during her Friday briefingIf there are U.S. tariffs, Mexico would also raise tariffs,
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We've got the Super Bowl coming up, and eerily, the amount of people that fit in the [New Orleans] 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,
Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro told CNBC in an interview earlier Friday
Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens,
he declared, claiming this
These are promises made and promises kept by the president,
she said
I can confirm that, tomorrow, the February 1 deadline President Trump put into place with a statement several weeks ago continues,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during Friday’s briefingWe may or may not. We're going to make that determination probably tonight—on oil."
However, he later addedPresident Trump's tariffs will tax America first. From higher costs at the pumps, grocery stores, and online checkout, tariffs cascade through the economy and end up hurting consumers and businesses on both sides of the border."
Matthew Holmes, public policy chief at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, warnedWe don’t think [the tariffs] will happen. And if they do, we have our plan,
Sheinbaum said on Wednesday