United States (US) President Donald Trump took to social media late Thursday to make a fresh tariff threat against Canada and Mexico. According to President Trump’s social media post, the US is set to impose a flat 25% import tax “because of fentanyl” on all goods crossing the border into the US from Canada or Mexico. President Trump also lumped renewed threats of tariffs against China in his afternoon posting tirade, and announced that specific moves on Crude Oil market restrictions could be in the pipe.

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I’m to announce Canada and Mexico tariffs because of fentanyl.

25%

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