Trump sparks major liberal meltdown as his Canada and Mexico tariffs hit today

Doug Fordontario Premier

They rely on our energy; they need to feel the pain,

Premier Doug Ford said

We'll always have a need to buy things from abroad. I don't want to pull up the drawbridge, but as we spend more on defence, of course, I want to see that benefit the UK economy and UK jobs."

But she added

It’s absolutely the case that even if tariffs aren’t applied to the U.K. we will be affected by slowing global trade, by slower GDP growth and by higher inflation than otherwise would be the case,

Reeves told hundreds of top British manufacturers at a key industry conference

We don’t want to see tariffs,

Reeves told delegates from across Britain’s manufacturing sector at industry body MakeUK’s National Manufacturing Conference in central London

Strong security is the bedrock of a strong economy,

she said

Tariffs and policy are not changing that…they could slow the spots down in the near term.”

Ives said

This will be an ‘uncomfortable time for growth investors’....but ultimately this is not the time to run for the hills in the tech trade and instead overn these tech AI winners.”

Ives said

Those are categories where we’ll try to protect pricing, but the consumer will likely see price increases over the next couple of days,

Cornell told the news network CNBC, pointing to produce including strawberries, avocados and bananas

Justin Trudeaucanadian Prime Minister

Because of the tariffs imposed by the US, Americans will pay more for groceries, gas, and cars, and potentially lose thousands of jobs.”

Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, said

We expect our vendors across our entire assortment will pass along some level of tariff costs to retailers, making price increases for American consumers highly likely,

CEO Corie Barry told investors

Our tariffs will remain in place until the US trade action is withdrawn, and should US tariffs not cease, we are in active and ongoing discussions with provinces and territories to pursue several non-tariff measures,

he said, urging the US administration to reconsider its tariffs

We need to look at this with a cool head, ... The European Union is the United States' first market."

Lombard said, adding

Lin Jianspokesman

If the United States... persists in waging a tariff war, a trade war, or any other kind of war, the Chinese side will fight them to the bitter end,

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said

We have negotiators who are playing hardball, we will play hardball but ... we need to reach a balanced deal to protect our economies,

Lombard told France Info radio

These tariffs threaten deeply integrated supply chains, investment flows and economic stability across the Atlantic,

Gil saidl

But the EU will not be pushed around. If President Trump imposes the announced tariffs on EU products, we will react with unity and self-confidence,

the statement said

There may well be short-term price movements, but in the long-term, it's going to be completely different,

Lutnick told US news channel CNBC in an interview on Tuesday

There is no motive, reason or justification that supports this decision that will affect our peoples and nations,

said the president at a press conference

This is not a trade war, it’s a drug war,

Lutnick said

We are in tough negotiations with a US government that we can see is very tough in its international relations,

he said