Both Mexico and Canada announced that tariffs will be coming on U.S. goods shortly after President Donald Trump signed executive orders implementing steep tariffs on the two nations, along with China, on Saturday.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a lengthy X post blasting Trump’s move that she instructed the “Secretary of Economy to implement Plan B that we have been working on, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico’s interests,” without specifying what those measures would include. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, meanwhile, was more explicit, announcing 25% tariffs on $155 billion of U.S. goods in a Saturday night press conference.
Sheinbaum largely sought to combat Trump’s reasoning for the tariffs, specifically the issues of drugs and illegal immigration across the southern border, emphasizing that the two countries must work together to tackle these problems and that tariffs are not the answer.
“Mexico does not want confrontation. We start from collaboration between neighboring countries. Mexico not only does not want fentanyl to reach the United States, but anywhere. Therefore, if the United States wants to combat criminal groups that traffic drugs and generate violence, we must work together in an integrated manner, but always under the principles of shared responsibility, mutual trust, collaboration and, above all, respect for sovereignty, which is not negotiable. Coordination, yes; subordination, no,” the Mexican president said.
“Problems are not resolved by imposing tariffs, but by talking and dialoguing,” Sheinbaum added.
In his press conference, Trudeau emphasized the importance of collaboration between the U.S. and Canada and characterized Trump’s tariff orders as actions that “split us apart instead of bringing us together.”
The Canadian prime minister then pivoted to announcing tariffs of his own on U.S. goods.
“Tonight, I am announcing Canada will be responding to the U.S. trade action with 25% tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods. This will include tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods as of Tuesday, followed by further tariffs on $125 billion worth of American products in 21 days time, to allow Canadian companies and supply chains to seek to find alternatives,” Trudeau said.
The announcements from both countries’ leaders come after Trump ordered a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods exported to the United States, as well as a 10% tariff on Canadian energy resources. Those tariffs are slated to take effect at midnight on Tuesday.
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