Trump signs tariff order affecting Canada, Mexico, China

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : In his first term, Trump imposed tariffs with a flourish -- targeting imported solar panels, steel, aluminum and pretty much everything from China.
56% : In the United States, tariffs are collected by Customs and Border Protection agents at 328 ports of entry across the country.
49% : Trump says the tariffs are to force the countries to do more to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., but also dovetail with his embrace of protectionist measures to boost domestic manufacturing and as a potential source of revenue for the federal government.
49% : He said Friday that he "absolutely" would add tariffs to EU imports, but he didn't elaborate.
47% : "Tariffs are the greatest thing ever invented,'' Trump said at a rally in Flint, Michigan, during his presidential campaign.
46% : Trump has also pledged to use tariffs to boost domestic manufacturing. RELATED: Fed declines to lower interest rate, ending 3-cut run U.S. tariff rates vary: They are generally 2.5% on passenger cars, for instance, and 6% on golf shoes.
45% : Tariffs can be lower for countries with which the United States has trade agreements.
43% : "Despite the differences, our two countries share huge common interests and space for cooperation.'' Trump has said tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
42% : He said Friday that he was considering a lower tariff rate on oil, but it was unknown if that lower rate would be in place when he signs the order on Saturday. ''I'm probably going to reduce the tariff a little bit on that," Trump said of oil.
39% : What they're saying: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canada is ready is a respond if Trump goes ahead with the tariffs, but he did not give details.
39% : These retaliatory tariffs were only partly offset by billions in government aid that Trump doled out to farmers.
36% : Trump had said he was weighing issuing an exemption for Canadian and Mexican oil imports.
32% : Big picture view: Trump insists that they are paid for by foreign countries.
31% : That will change under new tariffs imposed by Trump. RELATED: Trump proposes abolishment of federal income tax Trump's tariffs are an about-face to the trade agreement he himself negotiated with Canada and Mexico in his first term.
29% : Trump even sees tariffs as a way to prevent wars.
28% : In 2019, for example, Trump used the threat of tariffs as leverage to persuade Mexico to crack down on waves of Central American migrants crossing Mexican territory on their way to the United States.
25% : Trump is declaring an economic emergency to put duties of 10% on all imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada -- America's largest trading partners -- except for a 10% rate on Canadian oil.
25% : Trump is declaring an economic emergency to put duties of 10% on all imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada -- America's largest trading partners -- except for a 10% rate on Canadian oil.
22% : Trump has been threatening tariffs to ensure greater cooperation from countries on stopping illegal immigration and the smuggling of chemicals used for fentanyl.
21% : " It's also unclear if Trump will follow through with threats to impose tariffs on the European Union.

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