The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said Wednesday that he will not stop the tariffs scheduled for Mexico and Canada, arguing that “millions have died from the fentanyl.”
At a press conference, prior to his first meeting with the Cabinet, Trump was questioned about whether he will keep the 25% tariffs planned against each of the two countries, despite the fact that the number of border crossings has collapsed.
“I’m not going to stop tariffs against Mexico and Canada, millions have died from fentanyl,” he said.
A reporter insisted that the cruces figure on the border has collapsed 90%, according to figures from the government itself, Trump acknowledged that this figure “is good”, but added that “in the majority, it is due to us.”
Trump said that “at the moment it is very difficult to cross the border, but the damage is done. We have lost millions of people for fentanyl. ”
He indicated that although the precursors come from China, “they pass through Mexico and Canada.”
EU plans to apply tariffs to Mexico and Canada in April
As of April 2, tariffs van. I was going to do it from April 1, but I am superstitious. The tariffs go. Not everyone, but some of them. I think we are going to see something incredible. They have taken advantage of us for a long time. We have been taxed, ”he complained.
The suspension granted by Trump to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada expires on March 4.
Trump had also announced tariffs around 25% to car imports, as well as semiconductors and pharmaceutical products sent to the United States as of April 2.
Trump recently promulgated a 10% general tariff on products from China and 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum.
In his conversation with the media, Trump also announced 25% of tariffs to Europe.
With agency information.
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