Trump places heavy tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : Trump himself negotiated and signed the newest version of the accord during his first term, at the time praising the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement as "the fairest, most balanced and beneficial trade agreement we have ever signed into law.
45% : Trump signed executive orders placing put duties of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada, except for a 10% rate on Canadian oil, and 10% on all imports from China.
45% : During his first term, Trump in 2018 imposed tariffs on steel from Mexico and other countries, prompting counter-tariffs on American farm goods and straining U.S.-Mexico relations.
43% : Trump had been warning for months that he planned to impose tariffs on imports in a bid to lure manufacturing back to the United States.
36% : The 10% tariffs on China will add to 10% to 25% duties that Trump imposed on many Chinese imports during his first term, and which former President Biden kept in place.
32% : " But Trump sees tariffs also as a negotiating tactic to extract compromises from other nations on matters that have little to do with trade.
30% : Leaders from Mexico and Canada said they had been informed that the tariffs would go into effect beginning Tuesday, a move that punishes two of America's top allies for what Trump has described as their failure to halt the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S.
26% : Trump has repeatedly talked about bringing down gas prices, but the U.S. still imports billions of dollars of crude -- and ramping up domestic production isn't so easy or quick.
21% : MEXICO CITY -- President Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, sending shock waves through the global supply chain and sparking fears of a disruptive trade war.

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