Washington — President Trump said Monday that he had decided to move forward with 25% tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Mexico and Canada, after taking a month for aides to negotiate a potential reprieve. The tariffs went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, hours before Mr. Trump’s first joint address to Congress
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Mexico and Canada tariffs will go into effect as planned, Trump says – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump said that he has decided to move forward with 25% tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Mexico and Canada as planned, after taking a month for aides to negotiate a potential reprieve. Weijia Jiang