President Trump on Thursday threatened to impose major tariffs on the European Union and Canada if he worked with the US as an escalating trade war with his two allies continues.
“If the European Union collaborates with Canada to cause economic harm to the US, large tariffs that are far larger than planned will be placed on both to protect the best friends each of these countries have ever had!” Trump wrote The true society Early Thursday morning.
The threat comes the day after Trump announced he would impose a 25% tariff on imports of foreign-made vehicles.
European automakers criticized the move, claiming that it would hurt US manufacturing while the nation was already affected by Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs.
The president also teased mutual tariffs set to take effect on April 2, what the president called the “liberation day.”
Earlier this month, Trump announced a wide range of tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, as well as a one-month delay in auto parts covered by the US-Canada trade agreement, which is expected to expire next week.
