President Donald Trump said he will discuss the punishing tariffs he has levied on Canada and Mexico with both countries on Monday.
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 2, 2025, as he returns to the White House from Florida. - Jim WATSON / AFP
Earlier Sunday he acknowledged, in a series of messages on his Truth Social network, that Americans may feel economic “pain” from his tariffs, but argued it would be “worth the price” to secure US interests. The president has cited illegal immigration and the trafficking of the deadly opioid fentanyl as reasons for the “emergency” measures.
Claiming the United States pays “hundreds of billions of dollars to SUBSIDIZE Canada,“ Trump said that “without this massive subsidy, Canada ceases to exist as a viable Country.”
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