President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his citizens can feel “pain” due to customs functions imposed on his main business partners, but he saw that the guarantee of American interests “deserves this price”.
On Saturday, Trump signed his decision, which he had previously announced, imposing 25% customs duties in Mexico and Canada, despite the free trade agreement connecting Washington to the two countries, while China has imposed rights additional customs of 10%.
This decision encouraged the countries concerned to commit to reacting, while analysts have warned that the triggering of a trade war would probably lead to a drop in growth in the United States and the increase in consumer goods term.
The price is
“Will there be pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not) … But we will return America again, and it deserves this price that must be paid,” wrote Trump On its social networking site, Trump, and it is worth the price that must be paid “, according to the French press agency.
Friday, the Wall Street Journal of the Wall Street Journal condemned the fees in an article entitled “The negative trade war in history”.
Trump replied on Sunday by saying that “the lobby (pressure group), the customs functions led by the Wall Street Journal defending globalization and always engaged, works hard to justify … Fraud contracts in America concerning trade, Crime and toxic drugs.
He has always complained about the American trade deficit as an indication of the exploitation of other countries of the Americans.
He said, “These days are!”
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US state
In a separate publication, Trump has renewed his call to Canada an American state, in declarations to worsen tension with one of the most eminent allies in his country after having imposed exorbitant customs tasks.
He stressed that the United States pays “hundreds of billions of dollars to support Canada,” said Trump, “without this massive support, Canada was present as a viable country.”
“Consequently, Canada must become our 51st state,” he added, noting that a step of this kind will lead to “much less taxes and military protection much better for the Canadian people-and no fees ! “
According to the American Statistical Office, the commercial deficit of goods with Canada reached $ 55 billion.