Trump signs order authorizing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china

45 comments

  1. In the article it says that according to an insider, the executive order has a clause to ratchet up the percentages on those tariffs if any of the three countries retaliate with their own trade actions.

    This is why the Canadian Government’s “dollar-for-dollar” response that they floated isn’t enough. Trump is a bully, he only understands one thing. 

    I say Canada should throw up a big red and white middle finger at Trump and just shut down all exports to the US until the tariffs are removed. Hydro? The northeastern states don’t need power. Potash? Hope your crops grow well without fertiliser. Oil? Forget 10% more expensive, let’s see how the US economy does with the tap shut off. Softwood, Aluminum, Maple fucking Syrup, you name it. If the US gets it from us, they don’t anymore. At least not until President poopypants finishes his tantrum and backs off. 

    Will that hurt Canada’s economy? Boy howdy it sure will. But as a Canadian, I’m willing to endure economic hardship to send a message that we will not be bullied.

  4. The Americans just threw 100 years of brotherhood away. We The North will remember.

  7. The US only became a superpower when they stopped being isolationist, now all the work done in the last 80 years is going to be destroyed in weeks.

  8. trump just screwed up the North American Free Trade Agreement

  11. Treating Canada and Mexico the same as China really makes a mockery of any sort of friendly relationship with the United States. That is no way to treat an ally.

  12. I don’t even understand what he wants from Canada. I know why he doesn’t like Mexico, but Canada?

    In any case, higher tariffs for mexico and canada than china is nasty nasty work, even in the context of the insanity of the trump admin.

  13. I am watching these events unfolding from Hungary with great sadness.

    We have an incompetent shithead (Putin’s #1 fluffer, Orbán) for prime minister for 15 years now, I was really hoping that the US will not go down the same path. I am so sorry folks. We must stay strong and persevere.

  14. Has he even actually articulated why he’d want to do this in the first place? What’s the goal here?

  15. Authorizing the implementation of the TRUMP TAX ON AMERICANS

  17. I want to know why it’s not being reported in every fucking article what tariffs are and why this entire charade is fucking stupid on his part.

  18. WSJ editorial board (very conservative, owned by Murdoch) said it’s the dumbest trade move against allies.

    Not dumb, not dumber but the dumbest.

  19. Trump has chosen the path of a trade war. His new tariffs on Mexico and Canada make me so sad. You don’t treat your closest allies-who also happen to be your neighbors-like garbage. When they retaliate, it will only make things worse. Ordinary citizens in all three countries will struggle even more to afford groceries and essentials. Tariffs like these don’t just hurt governments; they hit working people the hardest.

  20. They wanted the price of eggs to go down. They said nothing about the price of lumber, therefore housing costs, and oil, therefore driving costs. Thank god they didn’t want those prices to go down, because if they did, I’m sure they’d come to the realisation that this election was bad for them.

    But thank god neither housing, nor driving, are major foundations of the American ethos. Thank god.

  22. Lol you all thought inflation was terrible now, wait several more price items sky rocket by 80% by this summer.

  25. As a Californian born and raised, I’d love to see the entire West Coast break off and form our own country. Let the US sink into recession as Trump wages economic war against every country on the planet. We could declare ourselves open for trade!

  26. I hope the leaders of China, Canada and Mexico are working together to retaliate as a team.

  27. Mexico has strengthened trade, investment and development with the EU, what will Canada do? They have to be serious about seeking other friends/partners

  28. *why* is he putting a tariff on canada? what did canada do?

  29. Wow, American’s actually voted for this 🤡. I hope people are planning to boycott vacations to the US

  30. Having an ally like Trump’s US—who even needs enemies? I used to be a hardcore US fan from Finland, but damn, this guy and his goons make my blood boil. I feel so bad for the people who didn’t vote for him. As for those who did vote—or didn’t vote at all—fuck you.

  31. Fuck you trump. Just… fuck you. God I need to just stop coming to reddit all this shit does is make me miserable.

  33. Brb, ordering a bunch of maple syrup on Amazon while it’s still cheap…

    In all seriousness, this will unquestionably raise prices on wide variety of goods here in US, for a very extended period of time, and not only the ones that are imported from these countries (because the other countries will also use this opportunity to raise prices on stuff they export to US). Wonder for how long all the idiots who voted for this orange clown will keep their “Trump 2024” flags on their property after they’ll start noticing all the price increases…

  34. Cut off America. It’s the only way to get trump to learn anything.

  35. This is stressing me out, nothing good will come of this for anyone.

  36. There are comments in r/conservative like “I don’t even think about Canada” and “what are they gonna do, withhold the maple syrup?”

    That’s the kind of citizenry we’re dealing with here. Stupid assholes have no idea what is going to happen to them and their economy.

    I think Canada should completely shut down all electricity and potash headed south and see how they like that. Fucking morons.

  37. How can 1 boomer felon can have so much power 🤦after he bankrupted every company he owned….unreal ..so many uneducated Muricans vote for this…

  38. The whole world is definitely moving away from the USD as a reserve currency.

    Americans don’t even begin to realize how hard they just fucked themselves. It’s the biggest self implosion of an empire since Rome. Maybe worse. An absolutely spectacular moment of concentrated greed, hubris, and stupidity for the ages.

  39. T just imposed a flat 25% tax on the American people that goes straight to the treasury which Elon may have control of the payment system. Biggest heist in world history.

  40. Canada should just use our lumber, steel, and aluminum domestically.

    We sell it to them at such a discount that it’s cheaper in the states than buying it here.

  41. Your president is tanking the US economy so he can make a billion on crypto. You people should be in the streets.

  42. Canadians will need to make massive sweeping laws so Americans don’t try to sweep in and purchase our industries after the crippling effect this will have on them

  43. Why not dropping a drone on the orange buffoon’s head? This will resolve a LOT of problems.

  44. Get ready. Shit is about to get expensive. I’m just so glad my neighbor who told me they were “voting Trump for their pocketbook” will get an education about tariffs.

  45. All I can say to our Canadian neighbors and our Mexican neighbors and all of our neighbors around the world please remember that not all of us are members of the Trump cult.

    We have an electorate paralyzed by apathy and only a little bit more than 25% of the population actually voted for this clown.

    MAGA represents a corpse of American bigotry that we thought we had buried, and the movement embodies the international caricature of the ugly American.

    Just know that a whole bunch of us don’t agree with this shit. A whole bunch of us did not vote for this, and voted to stop it from happening .

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