Trump signs tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China: 'National emergency'
2025-02-02
Category: political

The Trump administration is implementing tariffs through its new International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In a statement obtained by Fox News on Saturday, the White House said that the legislation comes amid an "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency. "President Donald J. Trump is implementing a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China. Energy resources from Canada will have a lower 10% tariff," the statement read. REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT CRASH: MILITARY BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER COLLIDES MIDAIR WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES JET  Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman contributed to this report.