President Donald Trump said Monday that there were “no rooms left” due to negotiations over postponed tariffs in Mexico, Canada or China, in response to immigration and handling of the fentanyl crisis.
Trump initially planned to impose a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff on China on the role of allowing illegal immigrants and fentanyl to pour record numbers into the United States. After Mexico and Canada postponed these tariffs for a month that fell into his demand, the president said he had decided entirely to impose these tariffs officially this Tuesday.
“There are no rooms left in Mexico or Canada. No, tariffs. [are] It's all set, they'll come into effect tomorrow,” Trump said. “And as you understand, a huge amount of fentanyl was flowing from Mexico into our country, and you know, we went from China to Mexico, Canada and China had another 10. [percent]it's 10 + 10, it comes from Canada, comes from Mexico, it's very important. ” (Related: Taiwan says it will pour more cash on us after Trump's tariff threat)
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Trump postponed tariffs on February 3 after Mexican President Claudia Sinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fell into his demands by increasing efforts to tackle illegal immigration and fentanyl. Sinbaum deployed 10,000 National Guard soldiers at the US-Mexican border, while Trudeau has invested $1.3 billion in cracking down on illegal immigration and appointed “Emperor Fentanyl” to oversee the $200 million effort on drugs.
president announcement In the Truth Social Post on February 27, he planned to double China's tariffs to 20% and advance Mexico and Canada's tariffs.
“We cannot allow this tragedy to harm the United States, and therefore we cannot allow it to actually go into effect on time until the tariffs scheduled to come into effect on March 4th are suspended or seriously limited,” Trump said. “Similarly, China will be charged an additional 10% tariff on that day. The second mutual tariff day in April will remain in full force. Thank you for your attention to this issue. God bless America!”
These three countries have been slapped at tariffs as the US suffers from the fentanyl epidemic, and more than 21,000 pounds of deadly drugs have been seized at the southern border in 2024. According to To Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In the previous fiscal year 2025, border agents seized more than £5,400.
At the US-Canadian border, authorities encountered more than 11,000 pounds of drugs in 2024, and over 3,200 pounds have been seized so far in 2025. According to Go to CBP data. Over 60,000 pounds of drugs were seized in 2022 and 2023.
US border officials also encountered more than 8.5 million immigrants at the tropical border during former President Joe Biden's four fiscal years. The border intersection of the north border has skyrocketed over 198,000 encounter Almost 19,000 Arrest It will occur in 2024.
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