US President-elect Donald Trump has said he intends to post stringent tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada and China when he enters office.
Posting on Truth Social, the social media site owned by Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump vowed to put tariffs on imports from the three countries in response to the illegal drug trade and immigration.
“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,” he wrote.
In another post, Trump said he would also be slapping China with a 10% tariff, “above any additional Tariffs,” on all of its products entering the US in response to what he said was its failure to tackle fentanyl smuggling.
Tariffs form a major part of Trump’s economic strategy, with the incoming US President having promised to impose wide-ranging …