STORY: Trump says tariffs on Mexico, Canada to "go forward"
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 24, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:36
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (English): DONALD TRUMP, U.S. President
2. various of the press conference

STORYLINE:

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that tariffs on Mexico and Canada will "go forward."

When asked about an upcoming deadline for tariffs on Mexico and Canada, Trump told reporters at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House that "the tariffs are going forward."

SOUNDBITE (English): DONALD TRUMP, U.S. President
"We're on time with the tariffs, and it seems like that's moving along very rapidly. We've been mistreated very badly by many countries, not just Canada and Mexico. We've been taken advantage of. The tariffs are going forward, on time, on schedule. All we want is reciprocal. We want reciprocity. We want to have the same, so if somebody charges us, we charge them, it's very simple."

On Feb. 1, Trump signed an executive order to impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, with a 10 percent tariff increase specifically for Canadian energy products.

On Feb. 3, Trump announced that the additional tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would be deferred for one month, allowing more time for negotiations.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C.
(XHTV)