Former President Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico.top trading partnersRelations with the United States will continue unless Mexico's government curbs what he calls the “onslaught” of migrants coming across the border.
“We're being invaded by Mexico. But now Mexico has a new president. They say she must have been a very nice woman. I've never met her. And I America is going to tell her on day one or sooner that if she doesn't stop the onslaught of criminals and drugs coming into our country, we're going to immediately impose a 25 percent tariff on everything they send into the United States. ,” President Trump said at a rally in North Carolina.
President Trump insisted there was a “100 percent chance” the plan would work and told the audience that he would regularly increase tariffs by 25 percent if the desired response was not met.
The former president spoke at length about border wall construction during his first term, including that he didn't like the aesthetics of certain facilities.
The former president has been promising for months to impose flat tariffs on all imports, a plan that economists warn could lead to higher prices for U.S. goods and an added burden on families. . But President Trump dismissed those concerns, insisting that the tariffs would encourage more companies to do business in the United States.
Office of the United States Trade Representative reported the transaction Total trade between the United States and Mexico is estimated to be $855 billion in 2022, of which nearly $500 billion will be imported from Mexico.
President Trump made repeated threats against Mexico during his first term, including sending troops to the border and threatening to completely close the border to control the flow of migrants at the southern border.
President Trump began his final day of campaigning by stopping in North Carolina and arriving at the stage nearly an hour later than scheduled. This is the third consecutive day he has campaigned in the Tar Heel State, which he held in 2016 and 2020.
The former president will also conclude the day with two rallies in Pennsylvania and one in Michigan.
