Trump: Nothing Canada, Mexico or China can do to delay Feb 1 tariffs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Trump has been threatening the tariffs for weeks, saying they would be imposed on Feb. 1 and remain in place until the countries did more to stem the flow of both migrants and fentanyl over the U.S. border.
39% : Trump did, however, reference a potential carve out for oil from Canada, saying that rate would be 10% versus the 25% planned for other goods from the United States' northern neighbor.
39% : Reuters earlier quoted sources familiar with the tariff deliberations as saying Trump would announce tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports on Saturday but delay collection of the duties until March 1 and offer a limited process for certain imports to be exempted.
38% : Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office as he was signing executive orders, Trump said he understood the duties could result in higher costs being passed on to consumers and acknowledged his actions may cause disruptions in the short term.
36% : " "It's something we're doing, and we'll possibly very substantially increase it, or not, we'll see how it is," Trump said.
30% : Asked if there was any opportunity at this stage for the three top U.S. trading partners to win a delay, Trump said: "No, no.

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