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President Donald Trump signed three executive orders Saturday issuing tariffs on the U.S.’ top three trading partners, the White House announced on social media platform X.
One executive order places 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico, while another installs 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy sources. A third executive order levies an additional 10% tariff on imports from China, Trump said on social media platform Truth Social.
The tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China will take effect Feb. 4, per emails from the White House Office of Communications.
The Trump administration said it was imposing the tariffs to stop the flow of fentanyl across U.S. borders.
“Today’s tariff announcement is necessary to hold China, Mexico, and Canada accountable for their promises to halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the United States,” the White House said in a series of posts on X.
Trump had been promising the tariffs for months, indicating in November he would enact them by executive order on his first day in office.
On inauguration day, he instead issued a memorandum directing federal agencies to conduct a trade policy review, setting an April 1 deadline for recommendations about tariffs and other matters.
In the following days, however, he said the U.S. would still go forward with tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico prior to the trade review deadline, labeling Feb. 1 as the probable date for implementation. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated the timeline in a press briefing Friday.
“I was just with the president in the Oval Office, and I can confirm that tomorrow, the Feb. 1 deadline that President Trump put into place in a statement several weeks ago, continues,” Leavitt told reporters.
Editor's note: This story was updated to note the tariffs will enter into effect on Feb. 4.
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