Canada and Mexico scramble to counter Trump’s tariff threat

There are still two months to go until Donald Trump takes office for his second term, but that’s not stopping the incumbent president from making major waves in the political landscape.

With the push of a button, a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, has sent Canada and Mexico’s leaders scrambling to come up with a plan to counter his proposed 25 percent tariff on imported goods. This move would rock the economies of all three countries and have a cascading effect on the global economy as a whole.

Trump says these proposed tariffs are a response to a large influx of drugs and illegal immigrants pouring over the border and hurting the U.S. Today, Canada’s premiers are gathering alongside the prime minister for an emergency meeting to come up with a “Team Canada” approach to tackle the issue.