President Donald Trump says he decided to put a pause on some tariffs he had placed on Canada and Mexico in an effort to help the countries and American automakers.
On March 4, Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. However, the next day, he put in a one-month pause on the tariffs on the auto sector, and a day after that, he introduced another month-long pause on the products that fall under the USMCA.
He told Fox News he put the short-term pause in place to help Canada, Mexico, and U.S. carmakers.
“I wanted to help Mexico and Canada to a certain extent,” Trump said during a Fox News interview posted on March 7….