BREAKING: White House confirms tariffs against Canada, Mexico, China go into effect Feb 1

A reporter asked about a report that said the tariffs may be pushed off to March 1, to which Leavitt replied, "I saw that report and it is false. I was just with the President in the Oval Office and I can confirm that tomorrow, the February 1 deadline that President Trump put into place in a statement several weeks ago continues."

"The President will be implementing tomorrow a 25 percent tariffs on Mexico, 25 percent tariffs on Canada, and a 10 percent tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country, which has killed tens of millions of Americans."

"These are promises made and promises kept by the President." Leavitt was asked about outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vow to "not relent until the tariffs are removed" and whether this was the "start of a trade war," to which Leavitt replied, "I don’t think so. I think the President is going to implement those tariffs tomorrow, and he will respond to Mr. Trudeau’s comments in due time."

She was also asked what these countries would need to do to avoid these tariffs, to which she said, "The tariffs are incoming tomorrow on Canada, and the reason for that is because both Canada and Mexico have allowed an unprecedented invasion of illegal fentanyl that is killing American citizens, and also illegal immigrants, into our country."

Leavitt said that "the amount of fentanyl that has been seized at the southern border in the last two years alone has the potential to kill tens of millions of Americans." She added, "I think Justin Trudeau would be wise to talk to President Trump directly before pushing outlandish comments like that to the media."

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