U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was thinking of imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico because they were allowing many people to cross the border as well as fentanyl.

Trump in response to a reporter’s question said the administration was considering imposing tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada as soon as Feb. 1. The moves, if implemented, would kickstart a long-expected trade war between the three countries.

US President Donald Trump announced that his administration is planning to impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada from February 1, The Hill reported. When asked about his thought process of putting tariffs on two nations while signing executive orders,