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MNI BRIEF: White House Says Tariffs To Be Implemented Saturday

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MNI (WASHINGTON) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariffs Saturday against Canada, Mexico, and China to be implemented on February 1, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Friday, denying reports that tariffs would not be implemented until March 1. 

"I was just with the President in the Oval Office, and I can confirm that tomorrow - the February 1 deadline that President Trump put into place in a statement several weeks ago - continues. The President will be implementing tomorrow a 25% tariffs on Mexico, 25% tariffs on Canada, and a 10% tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country," she told reporters. Leavitt didn't have an update or read out on exemptions from the tariffs. (See: MNI INTERVIEW: BOC To Cut Faster And Deeper In Trade War)

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MNI (WASHINGTON) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariffs Saturday against Canada, Mexico, and China to be implemented on February 1, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Friday, denying reports that tariffs would not be implemented until March 1. 

"I was just with the President in the Oval Office, and I can confirm that tomorrow - the February 1 deadline that President Trump put into place in a statement several weeks ago - continues. The President will be implementing tomorrow a 25% tariffs on Mexico, 25% tariffs on Canada, and a 10% tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country," she told reporters. Leavitt didn't have an update or read out on exemptions from the tariffs. (See: MNI INTERVIEW: BOC To Cut Faster And Deeper In Trade War)