The US has had to pause some of these new tariffs almost immediately, and the proposed 25 percent tariffs against any Canadian or Mexican imports have been delayed for a month. But yesterday, the president imposed 25 percent tariffs on any imported steel or aluminum. When last in office, Trump also imposed tariffs on steel (25 percent) and aluminum (10 percent), igniting a trade war and cutting US steel imports by far more than domestic steel production was able to rise to meet it.
“Let’s be real honest: long-term, 25 percent tariffs across the Mexican and Canadian border would blow a hole in the US industry that we have
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