USA "will be extremely liquid": Trump is serious: "Tariffs will be introduced as planned"

Even before his term in office, Trump announced new tariffs. In his first days as US president, he actually imposed them on Canada and Mexico, but suspended them for a month. Now the Republican declares that he is serious. His country will soon become "rich".

Donald Trump confirms his tariff plans. The US president had imposed import tariffs of 25 percent on all goods from Mexico and Canada and initially suspended his plan for four weeks. Now the import tariffs are to come into force next month as planned. "The tariffs will be introduced on time and according to plan," Trump said at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the White House.

In his answer, he not only referred to the tariffs against Canada and Mexico, but also announced that the "reciprocal tariffs" he planned against other nations would also be imposed starting in April. This means that the United States will impose the same import tariffs on products as soon as another country imposes tariffs on US products. "Our country will be extremely liquid and wealthy again," Trump said.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has now expressed confidence that Mexico will reach an agreement with the US government before the deadline set by Trump.

Trump has repeatedly claimed that other countries are imposing unfair import tariffs at the expense of domestic production and jobs. His tariff threats have raised concerns among businesses and consumers about a slowdown in the economy and accelerating inflation.