Trump defends tariffs, accuses Canada of being 'very abusive of the United States': video

President Donald Trump defended his caller tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China portion speaking to reporters astatine Joint Base Andrews connected Sunday night.

The tariffs, which were authorized successful an enforcement bid connected Saturday, volition spell into effect Tuesday. Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 25% further tariff volition beryllium levied connected imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff connected imports from China.

During his speech with reporters, Trump accused Canada of being "abusive" towards the U.S.

"Canada has been precise abusive of the United States for galore years. They don't let our banks," Trump claimed. "And you cognize that Canada does not let banks to spell in, if you deliberation astir it. That's beauteous astonishing if we person a U.S. bank. They don't let them to spell in."

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"Canada has been precise pugnacious for lipid connected energy. They don't let our workplace products in, essentially. They don't let a batch of things in. And we let everything to travel successful arsenic being a 1 mode street. 

Trump besides said that the U.S. subsidizes Canada "by the tune of astir $200 cardinal a year."

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"And for what? What bash we get retired of it? We don't get thing retired of it. I emotion the radical of Canada. I disagree with the enactment of Canada and thing is going to hap there."