WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will meet with Mexico and Canada amid U.S. tariffs on those countries, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
The United States has imposed 25 percent tariffs on its northern and southern neighbors in response to the flow of illegal immigrants and fentanyl into the United States. The United States also slapped a 10 percent tariff on Canada’s energy sector.
In an interview with Fox Business on March 4, Lutnick said he has been in touch with Mexico and Canada and that they committed to doing “better.”
WASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, he is expected to outline his policy agenda with a focus on three pressing challenges: the war in Ukraine, tariffs, and a potential government shutdown.
This will be Trump’s first address to Congress since his 2020 State of the Union address, less than two months before the pandemic upended his first administration’s priorities. Trump’s talk will mark the only time a president has given a post-inaugural address to Congress after a five-year gap.
President Donald Trump will deliver an address to both houses of Congress on March 4, his first in five years and since his return to the White House.
The upcoming speech follows weeks of his administration moving at breakneck speed, substantially reshaping the role of the executive branch after signing more than 100 executive actions in 42 days.
There’s the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration, substantial changes in the United States’ role abroad, and efforts to fundamentally redefine federal agencies amid mass firings and, in some cases, total dismantling.