- Cites Mexico’s role in illicit drugs flowing into the United States and a trade imbalance with the EU respectively
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30 percent tariff on key US trading partners Mexico and the European Union, ramping up pressure for deals in his trade wars.
Both sets of duties would take effect August 1, Trump said in separate letters posted to his Truth Social platform, citing Mexico’s role in illicit drugs flowing into the United States and a trade imbalance with the EU respectively.
BY: The Times Union
