President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to impose 'very serious tariffs' on Canada and Mexico, citing concerns about illegal immigration and drug trafficking. He also stated his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the 'Gulf of America'.
President-elect Donald Trump has revealed he plans to order 'very serious tariffs' against Canada and Mexico , while vowing to rechristen the Gulf of Mexico as the 'beautiful' Gulf of America. Trump, 78, made the comments at a wide-ranging news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., as he prepares to return to the White House on Jan. 20. 'We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring.
That covers a lot of territory, the Gulf of America. What a beautiful name and it’s appropriate,' Trump declared. 'Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country. They can stop them, and we’re going to put very serious tariffs on Mexico and Canada, because Canada, they come through Canada too, and the drugs that are coming through are at record numbers.' Trump threatened 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico shortly after winning the Nov. 5 election, citing illegal immigration and illicit fentanyl imports. Some observers speculated that he was making the threat as a bargaining tactic, and the leaders of both countries quickly pledged to work with the incoming commander in chief. Trump also has jokingly suggested that Canada become the 51st state, while more seriously pressing for the US to acquire Greenland from Denmark and suggesting the US may need to reassert control of the Panama Canal Zone — topics he also revisited in his remarks. The president-elect clarified at one point that the US would only use 'economic force' to annex Canada before speaking rapturously about the potential benefits of a North American unio
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