Canada vows strong response, Mexico urges calm in face of Trump threats [Video]

Canada vowed strong pushback while Mexico urged calm on Tuesday in the face of US President Donald Trump’s trade threats that risk throwing their economies into disarray.

The US president has accused both neighbors of being lax in preventing migrants and illicit drugs from coming into the United States, and called for a tightening of the borders.

Hours after taking his oath of office on Monday, he signaled that 25 percent punitive tariffs against the United States’ two major trading partners could come as early as February 1.

He also said he would order troops to its border with Mexico to stem migrant flows.

“Canada will respond and everything is on the table,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference, adding that Ottawa’s reaction would be “robust and rapid and measured,” but also match dollar for dollar the US tariffs on Canadian imports.

A Canadian government source told AFP …