President Trump to impose 35% tariff on Canadian imports
By: Brett Samuels (The Hill)
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President Trump announced Thursday his administration would impose a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods beginning next month.
Trump posted a letter sent to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in which he outlined the upcoming tariffs. This week, Trump has posted letters to more than a dozen countries vowing to impose steep tariffs on their imports starting Aug. 1.
The president argued Canada had not done enough to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States, even though relatively little fentanyl crosses the northern border each year compared with the southern border.
"If Canada works with me to stop the flow of Fentanyl, we will, perhaps, consider an adjustment to this letter," Trump wrote to Carney. "These Tariffs may be modified, upward or downward, depending on our relationship with your Country."
The U.S. had previously imposed a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods, though Trump later exempted products covered under the 2020 trade agreement struck between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. It's unclear whether those exemptions will still apply as of Aug. 1.
Trump has for months railed against Canada, claiming the U.S. has no need for Canadian goods and musing about annexing Canada as the 51st state.
Carney and other Canadian leaders have flatly rejected that suggestion and asserted that the two nations work better together as partners.
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The president of the United States is looney tunes.
Aren't we putting ourselves at a disadvantage if the ATF are pulled from actual drug trafficking duties to halt the flow but instead are sent out to cosplay as ICE?
Everything is backwards and upside down by design.
The Hobgoblin Doctrine of gobsmacking nonsense every day.
Oh darn, and we were so close to permanently embedding the US in a swamp of socialism ... curse you Grok, it's the jews, not us!
The lunatic train chugs along.
Not only did he do this to slap Canada's face for no good reason, he imposd a 50% tariff on Brazil BECAUSE OF THE TRIAL OF BOLSENARO. What the Hell??? That's a clear case of interfering with another nation's sovereign rights. America has a TRADE SURPLUS with Brazil, so that is no excuse. Trump has gone WAY too far.
Be careful, he may put an additional 20% on Canada if he finds out you criticized him.
I wouldn't be surprised.