Trump says he will enact tariffs on Canada, Mexico on Feb. 1
In the weeks after winning the election in November, Trump said in a post on Truth Social that imposing tariffs would be one of his first acts as president.
"On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States," he wrote.
However, he opted not to include tariffs as one of his top priorities. Instead, during his inauguration speech, he announced the creation of an External Revenue Service that would be in charge of collecting tariffs and other revenue from foreign nations.
Then, later in the evening, he expressed that his administration was "thinking in terms" of imposing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1.
While he has also previously mentioned imposing tariffs on China, he did not mention it during his remarks in the Oval Office on Monday.