US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are a matter of national security for the United States and calls Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on sporting goods “tone deaf.

President Donald Trump teased that tariffs could climb higher over time while responding to Maria Bartiromo's questions about business leaders' desire for predictability.

If Canada failed to lower “other egregious, long time Tariffs,” Trump threatened to raise tariffs on imported cars from Canada into the U.S. on April 2, to “essentially, permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada.” “Those cars can easily be made in the USA!” Trump claimed.