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President Donald Trump responded on Tuesday at the press conference of the Canadian Prime Star Justin Trudeau and warned him that the United States were willing to level additional rates on the economy of their country.
“Explain the Governor Trudeau, from Canada, that when he sets up a retribution rate on the US, our mutual rate will immediately rise by a similar amount!” Trump warned on social media.
Since he was re -elected in November, Trump has started referring to Trudeau as a 'governor' of Canada who could soon become the '51st state' of the United States of America.
Trudeau was deeply disturbed by the news of Trump's intention to level a rate of 25 percent on Canadian goods imported into the United States, in which the decision was described as 'stupid'.
He announced that Canada would start implementing 25 percent rates for $ 155 billion in American goods, starting with $ 30 billion in products immediately.
“This is a time to hit hard and show that a fight with Canada will not have winners,” he said.
According to the US Census Office, the United States imported $ 412 billion in goods from Canada in 2024.
Trump has argued that the trade deficit with Canada shows that the United States deserves to give more rates to their imported goods.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the White House
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks about the American rates against Canada during a press conference
'We subsidize them $ 200 billion a year. Canada can't make it without the US, “Trump said last week during a cabinet meeting. 'You know, Canada relies on US 95 percent. We rely on them 4 percent. Big difference. '
Trudeau threw between anger, frustration, challenging and sorrow during his extensive press conference in Ottawa.
“We are offended, we are angry, but we are Canadian, which means that we are going to stand up, we are going to fight … and we are going to win,” he said.
Trump has suggested that Canada should join the United States if they want to escape the rates.
“I say Canada should be our 51st state. There are no rates, nothing, “he said last week.
American Vice President JD Vance on Capitol Hill
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks about the American rates against Canada during a press conference
Trump also argues that, since the United States largely pay for the military safety of Canada, the country also has to pay more at rates.
“We protect Canada. But it's not fair. It is not fair that they do not pay their way. And if they had to pay for their way, they couldn't exist, “he said.
The tariff news caused a sharp sale on Wall Street on Tuesday when the Dow fell more than 500 points.
Vice -President JD Vance said reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that Trump would continue to negotiate with Canada, while the rates came into force, which suggests that they could get relief if they prevented Fentanyl from crossing the United States.
“We have to see real involvement in the fentanyl problem, about the drug problem, that is fundamentally the underlying element of these rates, is that we think that the Canadians have not been serious about stopping drug trafficking,” Vance said.
President Trump will appeal to the Congress of the United States on Tuesday evening and will not avoid an example of an example of controversial topics.
'Tomorrow night will be big. I will tell it as it is, “he wrote on Monday in all-caps on social media.
