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The US president threatened today to increase channel rates if Canada implements 25% promised rates on US imports.
Donald Trump, who on the social network Truth Social He again referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as “governor”, deepening the treatment of Canada as the 51st state of the United States, stressed that it was imposed a retaliation tariff, “reciprocal” rate Imposed by Washington will also increase.
“Please explain to the Canada Governor Trudeau that when he imposes a retaliation tariff to the United States, our reciprocal tariff will immediately increase an similar amount,” said the US president.
Canada Prime Minister announced Tuesday the imposition of 25% tariffs About US imports in response to Trump’s “trade war”, in a battle in which he defended Canada’s character and said the country will not stop.
Trudeau’s statements appear after the Trump administration has 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, within the new White House trade policy, which raised generalized international criticism.
Trudeau had already advanced on Monday that he would implement retaliation measures to Trump’s tariffs, which imposed 25% rates About imports of Canadian and Mexican products, despite temporarily postponing the introduction of these rates in exchange for measures against drug trafficking.
On Tuesday night, Trump will talk to Congress For the first time since taking office. According to Jason Miller, one of Donald Trump’s leading counselors, says the president will defend his trade war.
“I would say that one will look into the subject and talk about how the increased customs rates can effectively contribute to Colmate commercial deficits In January, we watched a record commercial deficit, especially with regard to countries such as Canada, Mexico and China, ”he says. “And how, if we don’t do it now, let’s be completely annihilated by certain industries here in the United States.”
