Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail to slap tariffs as high as 20 percent on everything from cars to food when he took the White House. Four days into office, Trump hasn’t immediately followed through on an issue that has consumed him for decades,

Amid the whirl of orders Donald Trump issued in the early hours of his presidency, one was conspicuous in its absence: new tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

President Donald Trump said in an Oval Office signing ceremony Monday evening that his administration will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on February 1, an extraordinary change in North American trade policy that could raise prices for American consumers.