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BumRushDaShow

(150,929 posts)
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 04:29 PM Mar 11

Trump will not impose 50% Canadian steel, aluminum tariffs tomorrow, says top trade adviser

Last edited Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:12 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: CNBC

Published Tue, Mar 11 2025 10:09 AM EDT Updated 27 Min Ago


President Donald Trump no longer plans to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to 50% on Wednesday, top White House trade advisor Peter Navarro told CNBC on Tuesday afternoon.

The reversal came six hours after Trump announced his plan to double import duties on the Canadian metals in response to Ontario’s decision to slap a 25% tax on electricity exports to the U.S.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said earlier Tuesday afternoon that he was pausing that surcharge following discussions with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Navarro was asked on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime” if the developments meant that “we’re not going to see 50% tariffs come tomorrow.” Navarro replied, “Correct.”

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/11/trump-raises-canadian-steel-aluminum-tariffs-to-50percent-in-retaliation-for-ontario-energy-duties.html



Article updated.

Original article -

Published Tue, Mar 11 2025 10:09 AM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago


President Donald Trump no longer plans to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to 50% on Wednesday, top White House trade advisor Peter Navarro told CNBC on Tuesday afternoon.

The reversal came six hours after Trump announced his plan to double the 25% import duties on the Canadian metals in response to Ontario’s decision to slap a 25% tax on electricity exports to the U.S.

This story has been updated with new details. The original story is below.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%.

The new policy will go into effect Wednesday morning, Trump said in a Truth Social post that also repeated his calls for Canada to be absorbed into the U.S. as the “Fifty First State.”



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Trump will not impose 50% Canadian steel, aluminum tariffs tomorrow, says top trade adviser (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 11 OP
Will Trump collapse the American dollar? Stay tuned, we'll be right back. twodogsbarking Mar 11 #1
Dunno, but we can count on one thing with him Attilatheblond Mar 11 #3
Post removed Post removed Mar 12 #26
The flip-flopping to chaos administration. brer cat Mar 11 #2
True, and he knows this bluestarone Mar 11 #14
Source: Jan Brady FredGarvin Mar 11 #4
What the hell are you talking about? I'm not a mind reader Bernardo de La Paz Mar 11 #12
I guess dweller Mar 11 #5
He blinked, as usual. Ocelot II Mar 11 #6
The 25th Amendment needs to be invoked against this fucking asshat. cstanleytech Mar 11 #7
He's flailing, but don't be surprised when he claims to have forced PM Carney to the negotiating table. Eugene Mar 11 #8
Or claims he's annexed Canada as the 51st state durablend Mar 11 #9
He's have no trouble convincing MAGA that annexation talks are underway. Eugene Mar 11 #13
And Google Maps will make the necessary changes. C Moon Mar 11 #24
On a military mag site, that is exactly what someone put. tinymontgomery Mar 11 #22
He enjoys the whiplash. "I love chaos." A sociopathic felon and millions others are ENJOYING this. Evolve Dammit Mar 11 #10
Incompetence, flip-flop, just a lie, or all three? Torchlight Mar 11 #11
Or he will, or tomorrow it is waffle tariffs Johonny Mar 11 #15
dumpie doesn't know wtf he is doing CountAllVotes Mar 11 #16
If only the US had a president who'd run the country like a business, not a casino. Wait, I see the problem ... muriel_volestrangler Mar 11 #17
Government by idiotic stand-off...with our closest ally Prairie Gates Mar 11 #18
So Doug Ford backed down ;(. LauraInLA Mar 11 #19
No - he got his "messaging" in first BumRushDaShow Mar 11 #20
Guess we'll find out orangecrush Mar 11 #21
When will he try to make a horse a Senator? LudwigPastorius Mar 11 #23
... AKwannabe Mar 12 #25
⚠️HOWEVER, PER CNN, HE WILL IMPOSE A 25% TARIFF TODAY, WEDNESDAY, CNN, dated 600 AM CDT 3/12 progree Mar 12 #27
Trump is flopping more than a dead fish. Historic NY Mar 12 #28
Soooo he backs off on a 50% for Canada but now litterly the WORLD has a 25% tariff Bengus81 Mar 12 #29

Response to twodogsbarking (Reply #1)

bluestarone

(19,600 posts)
14. True, and he knows this
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:14 PM
Mar 11

He is the most destructive monster in the world. Plus POOTY knew exactly what TSF was capable of doing to our country! Pooty picked the PERFECT monster he could have. TSF deserves death by firing squad!

Bernardo de La Paz

(54,767 posts)
12. What the hell are you talking about? I'm not a mind reader
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:01 PM
Mar 11

The name Jan Brady is not mentioned in the article. A search leads to the Brady Bunch. That has no fucking thing to do with CNBC or anybody quoted in the article and I've never watched the show it's so ancient.

Why bother posting such an opaque slam "All lies" against ... who ? Why do you think the CNBC report is a lie? You were prevented from explaining yourself?

Did you reply to the OP you thought you were replying to or did you actually mean to reply to a different OP?

This person has nothing to do with the article or the event or the report or the facts. Whatever connection is only in your mind:


Eugene

(64,437 posts)
8. He's flailing, but don't be surprised when he claims to have forced PM Carney to the negotiating table.
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 04:35 PM
Mar 11

Eugene

(64,437 posts)
13. He's have no trouble convincing MAGA that annexation talks are underway.
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:06 PM
Mar 11

A as done deal? Not beyond reach.

tinymontgomery

(2,815 posts)
22. On a military mag site, that is exactly what someone put.
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 09:57 PM
Mar 11

That Canada backed down. They couldn't believe that Lutnick could have called and arranged the meeting.

Evolve Dammit

(20,510 posts)
10. He enjoys the whiplash. "I love chaos." A sociopathic felon and millions others are ENJOYING this.
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 04:45 PM
Mar 11

Torchlight

(4,536 posts)
11. Incompetence, flip-flop, just a lie, or all three?
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 04:57 PM
Mar 11

Regardless, idiots will define it as genius, and the feckless will repeat it until they believe it as well.

Johonny

(23,360 posts)
15. Or he will, or tomorrow it is waffle tariffs
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:24 PM
Mar 11

Or we all have mandatory Telsa reach arounds . . . Economics as the flavor to the second.

CountAllVotes

(21,678 posts)
16. dumpie doesn't know wtf he is doing
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:32 PM
Mar 11

This is so obvious isn't it?

One day yes, the next day no. Now no again will it be bigger and better tomorrow?

IMPEACH this idiot now!



muriel_volestrangler

(103,460 posts)
17. If only the US had a president who'd run the country like a business, not a casino. Wait, I see the problem ...
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:53 PM
Mar 11

Trump ran a business - a casino. Only he ran it into the ground.

BumRushDaShow

(150,929 posts)
20. No - he got his "messaging" in first
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 08:45 PM
Mar 11

In RW world (and Ford is a rightwinger), it's who gets the one-up on the messaging -

Ontario's Ford suspends U.S. electric surcharge, says Lutnick agrees to trade talks

(snip)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday said he was temporarily suspending his province’s planned 25% surcharge on electricity exported to the United States after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to renewed trade talks.

(snip)

AKwannabe

(6,722 posts)
25. ...
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 03:18 AM
Mar 12

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Hahahahahahahahahaha!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Ha ha ha ha ha…

Fucking stupid LOSER!

FFS!

Historic NY

(38,843 posts)
28. Trump is flopping more than a dead fish.
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 08:39 AM
Mar 12

someone must have told him some Northeast electric companies are actually Canadian owned.

Bengus81

(8,697 posts)
29. Soooo he backs off on a 50% for Canada but now litterly the WORLD has a 25% tariff
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 09:31 AM
Mar 12

on steel and aluminum imports to the US. Hell...that's WORSE not better. That fucker is 100% out of his mind.

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