The White House has launched a statement in which it states that in just two weeks, the president Donald Trump is getting great victories. It is a video of a minute and a half in which Karoline Leavitt explains the achievements achieved by Trump’s administration since he took power on January 20.
These achievements are related With immigration and energy Mainly, although the video also talks about other data related to economic issues or artificial intelligence.
However, Donald Trump’s greatest victory has so far been Impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico (although for the moment until March 1 they will have no effect) and threaten Europe with the same. He already said it in the Davos Economic Forum and, for the moment, he has begun to fulfill the threats.
Paralyzed tariffs to Mexico and Canada of 25%
On Friday, January 31, Donald Trump announced that he would impose tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products of 25% from the same Saturday, on February 1. This decision to impose tariffs on these countries is because Trump considers them as the culprits “of the entry of illegal fentanyl, that is killing American citizens, in addition to the entry of illegal immigrants to our country, “Leavitt explained on Friday.
In the beginning, it was not known for sure if these tariffs would affect oil, but it was also confirmed that as of February 18, tariffs would affect gas and oil.
While only 48 hours after this decision, the shots have changed. First it was the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum who announced that the tariffs imposed by the US government were suspended at the moment. After a telematic conversation defined as “a good conversation,” Sheinbaum said For a month the tariffs were paralyzed. In return, the Mexican president promised to deploy 10,000 National Guard agents In the common front.
Hours later was the Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau who announced that he had reached an agreement with Donald Trump To paralyze tariffs also for a month. Trudeau in a publication in his social network X explained that “Canada will apply the border plan of 1.3 billion dollars to reinforce the border With more helicopters, technology and personnel, a better coordination with the US authorities and more resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. “Specifically there will be 10,000 new troops protecting the border.
10% tariffs to China are maintained
On the same Saturday, February 1, tariffs entered China, but by A minor amount: 10%. Trump’s decision to impose these tariffs is also due to the fact that China has contributed to the arrival of Fentanyl to the country, according to the president.
Contrary to what has happened in Mexico and Canada, tariffs remain in force at the moment, although Donald Trump himself has assured that “In the next 24 hours” will hold conversations With the Asian country on this issue. “We have planned meetings and we’ll see what happens,” said Trump.
China counterattacks with up to 15% tariffs on American products
As the conversations between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, have not yet produced, the government of the Asian giant announced in a statement on the website of the Ministry of Finance the implementation of tariffs of between 10% and 15% to certain products in the United States, such as coal and liquefied gas.
As indicated by the statement Trump tariffs “seriously violate the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) “and” do not address the problems of the United States but also undermines economic and commercial cooperation between China and the United States. “
Other objectives met
In the video released by the White House, spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt explains that there are already several objectives achieved by the Trump administration in just two weeks.
The spokeswoman explains that Trump has limited illegal immigration by 95%, has resumed the construction of the wall On the border with Mexico, it has signed a law that designates Mexican posters as terrorist groups, the Laken Riley Law or has managed to reach agreements such as that the president of Colombia offers his planes to help in the deportations of illegal Colombians.
