Trump to impose tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports tomorrow

White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt spoke about the US imposing duties on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports, Reuters reports.

“Tomorrow, the President will impose a 25% duty on Mexico, a 25% duty on Canada, and a 10% duty on China for the illegal fentanyl they received and allowed to be distributed in our country, which has killed tens of millions of Americans,” Leavitt said.

She added that the duties will be published on Saturday and will take effect immediately.

At the same time, Caroline Leavitt called false the information that the collection of duties would be postponed until March 1 and that a limited process would be offered to exempt certain imported goods.

The White House spokeswoman said she had no “updated information or information on exemptions.”

Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, said that the proceeds from the duties would help pay for the extension of tax cuts introduced by Trump in 2017, which amount to about $4 trillion and expire this year.

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