White House spokesman Carolin Livit announced tonight that the duties that Donald Trump had threatened to impose on February 1 on imported products from Canada, Mexico and China will actually be implemented this weekend.
“The president will impose a 25% duty on Mexico tomorrow, February 1st, 25% on Canada and 10% on China, for illegal fentanyl they make and allow it to move to our country,” Livit said during reporting reporters. .
The spokesman said he was “not seeing” starting a trade war with Canada even though Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trinto warned earlier that Ottawa would respond “immediately and vigorously” to the imposition of duties. Trump will respond to Trindo’s statements “in due time”, he added.
According to Livit, the US president has not yet decided when he will impose duties on the European Union. The spokesman also avoided whether future duties, if imposed, would be the same for all EU member states or whether there will be differences.