Trump tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China imposed [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with long-threatened import tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China.

On Saturday, Trump signed an order imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as a 10% duty on China. Energy resources from Canada will be hit with a lower 10% tariff to “minimize any disruptive effects we might have on gasoline and home heating oil prices,” according to a senior administration official.

Together, the U.S. does about $1.6 trillion in annual business with the three countries. Trump is seeking to use the tariffs as both bargaining chips and methods to effect foreign policy changes, specifically the immigration and drug trade issues.

In a message posted on X, Trump cited powers he has under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The president said he enacted the levies “because of the major threat of illegal aliens and deadly drugs killing our Citizens, including fentanyl.”

“We need to protect Americans, and it is …