Trump slapped similar tariffs on EU steel and aluminum during his first term in office, which enraged European and other allies. The EU also imposed countermeasures in retaliation at the time, raising tariffs on U.S.-made motorcycles, bourbon, peanut butter and jeans, among other items.

Depending on who you ask, tariffs deployed by President Donald Trump are either a response to unfair trade from neighboring countries or a tax increase on working families. Monday, Trump said the tariffs that went into effect Tuesday morning were meant to address the ongoing fentanyl crisis and the deadly drugs that are still flowing across the southern and northern U.

President Donald Trump has signaled that new tariffs will take effect next week, targeting goods from Canada and Mexico.