By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-04 18:23:55 | Updated at 2025-03-09 02:57:10
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President Donald Trump reacted to Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau’s press conference on Tuesday, warning him that the United States was willing to level additional tariffs on their country's economy.
‘Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!’ Trump warned.
Since he was reelected president in November, Trump has started referring to Trudeau as a 'governor' of Canada that could soon become the '51st state' of the United States of America.
Trudeau was deeply disturbed by the news of Trump's intent to level a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods imported into the United States, describing the decision as 'dumb.'
He announced that Canada would begin implementing 25 percent tariffs on $155 billion of American goods, starting with $30 billion worth of products immediately.
'This is a time to hit back hard and to demonstrate that a fight with Canada will have no winners,' he said.
The United States imported $412 billion worth of goods from Canada in 2024, according to the US Census Bureau.
Trudeau veered between anger, frustration, defiance and sadness during his extended press conference.
'We're insulted, we're angry, but we're Canadian, which means we're gonna stand up for each other, we're gonna fight...and we're gonna win,' he declared.
