President Donald Trump spoke with members of the press in the White House Oval Office on January 30, 2025.
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Donald Trump has confirmed that he will impose a 25 % tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada from February, and then The threat released a few weeks agoEssence
Target tariffs on national products will take effect on Saturday, February 1.
However, when Trump talked to reporters in an oval office on Thursday night, he told reporters that his government has not determined whether to include oil imports into the policy and point out that the decision is about whether the two countries treat us and “” Decisions.
He said, “As far as me is concerned, oil has nothing to do with me.” “We will make this decision on oil tonight. Because they send us oil, we will see-we will see-it depends on what their price is “” “
March contract Brent crude oil -The global benchmark for oil prices-8:06 am London time is slightly higher than $ 76.92 per barrel.
Trump told reporters that the imminent duties “for multiple reasons” and “may rise over time.”
He said: “The first person is so terrible to our country.” “The second place is Fentany’s drugs and all other drugs that enter the country. A large subsidy provided by Mexico.
He added: “I will agree to the 25 % tariffs of Canada and the 25 % tax rate of Mexico. We must do this because we have a lot of deficit with these countries.”
This news story is being updated.
