President Donald Trump further escalated his trade war with Canada on Tuesday, saying he will double announced tariffs on steel and aluminum coming from the country. The decision follows that of Ontario Premier Doug Ford to impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exported to the United States, with Trump saying such actions will only stop when the country "becomes our cherished Fifty First State."
In a lengthy post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said he instructed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to "add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD."
