U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the 27th (local time) that tariffs on Canada and Mexico would be imposed as scheduled and that additional tariffs would be imposed on China.
On the same day, President Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, noting, "Drugs are still being funneled through Mexico and Canada at alarmingly high and unacceptable levels," and added, "Most of these drugs are manufactured in China using fentanyl."
He continued, "More than 100,000 people died last year due to dangerous and highly addictive poisons, and millions have lost their lives over the past 20 years," stating, "The families of the victims are in despair, and many lives have been destroyed. We cannot allow this disaster to continue inflicting harm on the United States."
President Trump emphasized, "The tariffs set to take effect on March 4th will remain in place until this issue is resolved or significantly restricted," adding, "An additional 10% tariff will also be imposed on China on the same day."
President Trump stated, "The reciprocal tariff measures set for April 2nd will proceed as planned," and said, "Thank you for paying attention to this issue. May God's blessing be upon the United States."
On the 1st, President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on imports from China. The executive order was initially scheduled to take effect on the 4th, but President Trump delayed the tariff imposition for one month, citing that Canada and Mexico agreed to strengthen border enforcement. The tariffs on China were implemented as planned.