Rob Wile | NBC News
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico would go into effect Tuesday.
In a post on his Truth Social app, Trump said the tariffs were needed to combat the continued flow of illicit drugs into the United States.
"We cannot allow this scourge to continue to harm the USA," he wrote, adding that the tariffs would be imposed "until it stops, or is seriously limited."
Trump also said reciprocal tariffs on major trading partners, which he threatened earlier this month, were slated to take effect April...
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