The president’s comments followed earlier suggestions by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that he might opt to impose less onerous import taxes.
Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico — and a related 10 percent tax on Chinese products — on Feb. 1, citing an influx of unauthorized migrants from the U.S. neighbors and blaming all three countries for the nation’s fentanyl epidemic.
During the reprieve, Mexico and Canada have taken steps to strengthen border enforcement and surveillance.
“He knows they’ve done a good job on the border. They haven’t done enough on fentanyl. Let’s see how the president weighs that today,” Lutnick told CNN on Monday. “He’s going to decide this afternoon and tomorrow we’re going to put out those tariffs.”
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