President Donald Trump warned Canada and Mexico to expect tariffs of 25% on exports to the United States starting Saturday. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said he was following through on his campaign threat to impose border taxes on America's neighbors immediately to the north and south of the continental United States over inflows of illegal migrants and drugs and large trade deficits.

Mexico is the United States' largest trading partner, representing over 15% of total trade. The U.S. imported more than $475 billion worth of Mexican products in 2023, a figure that has grown about 70% over the last decade,

President Donald Trump said he would follow through on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1, citing the flow of fentanyl and large trade deficits as among the reasons for his decision.