Trump promises additional 10% tariff on China for fentanyl

The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Monday that he will impose an additional tariff of 10% on products from China for drugs that arrive in the North American country, “mainly through Mexico at levels never seen before.” ».

In a message on his Truth Social network, the Republican magnate, who will take office on January 20, justifies his decision due to the arrival of drugs, “in particular fentanyl”, and because the Chinese authorities promised him that they would impose the death penalty. to the drug traffickers who will traffic with the United States and “never did.”