White House Says China, Mexico, Canada Tariffs to Hit Feb. 1 (1)

President Donald Trump intends to move ahead with plans on Saturday to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and a 10% levy on China, the White House said, denying a report that he planned to delay the implementation by a month.

“I saw that report, and it is false,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Friday during the press briefing. “I was just with the President in the Oval Office, and I can confirm that tomorrow the Feb. 1 deadline that President Trump put into place” remains, she added.

Trump has threatened ...