Trump threatens 'far larger' tariffs on E.U. and Canada if they unite to do 'economic harm' to the U.S.
President Donald Trump issued an overnight threat to place "far larger" tariffs on the European Union and Canada than planned if they work together to retaliate in response to his tariffs.
President Donald Trump issued an overnight threat to place "far larger" tariffs on the European Union and Canada than planned if they work together to retaliate in response to his tariffs.
Trump made the threat in a Truth Social post early Thursday.
“If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale Tariffs, far larger than currently planned, will be placed on them both in order to protect the best friend that each of those two countries has ever had!,” Trump said in the post.
Trump has hinted at targeting the E.U. and Canada in his planned “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs rollout next week. And while he has separately threatened to ratchet up duties against both in recent weeks, he has yet to implement direct actions against at them.
On Wednesday, Trump announced tariffs would be imposed on all autos and auto parts not manufactured in the United States starting April 3. While the tariffs would affect both Canadian and E.U. firms, they were not specifically aimed at them.
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