US President Donald Trump said today that he would probably decide by the end of the day whether to impose a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada from February 1, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
"We may impose tariffs, we may not impose them. "We'll probably make a decision tonight," Trump told reporters at the White House.
Trump has repeatedly warned Mexico and Canada, which are among the United States' main trading partners, that he will impose tariffs if the two countries do not end the flows of fentanyl and migrants to the United States.
Reuters notes that it has not yet been able to contact the office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for comment and that the Mexican Ministry of Economy has not yet responded to a request for comment on the issue.
Trump expressed confidence yesterday that Egypt and Jordan will accept displaced Palestinians from the Gaza Strip on their territory, Agence France-Presse reported, quoted by BTA.
"They will do it", Trump said.
"We do a lot for them and they will do it", the American president also said at the White House, in response to a journalist's question on how to influence Amman and Cairo to change their position.
Trump did not give further details.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday categorically rejected Trump's idea of transferring Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to their countries.
"The deportation and displacement of Palestinians from their land is an injustice in which we will not participate," the Egyptian president said.
The Jordanian king said that "Jordan firmly adheres to the position that it is necessary for the Palestinians to remain in their land and be allowed to acquire legitimate rights, in accordance with the two-state solution.".
The US president wants to reach a deal with El Salvador to deport members of the Venezuelan criminal gang "Tren de Aragua" in the Central American country, "Bloomberg News" reported, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
"Tren de Aragua" has been held responsible for a rise in crime rates in the Americas.
In July last year, the US Treasury Department designated the gang as a transnational criminal organization for its activities, which include human trafficking, sexual violence, money laundering and drug trafficking.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to visit Panama and four other Central American countries in the coming days, which will be his first trip abroad as secretary of state.
"Bloomberg News" announced yesterday that deportations of members of the criminal gang would be part of talks between US officials and El Salvador during Rubio's tour.
Reuters notes that the White House has not yet responded to a request for comment on this information.
Donald Trump said earlier this month that his government would remove all members of the "Tren de Aragua" from US territory.