THE Donald Trump He passed on to a new level yesterday the trade war that has already begun after taking over, promising to proceed today with the imposition of additional 25% customs duties on steel and aluminum imported to the USA.

‘I will announce customs duties in steel (today) Monday “,” All the steel that arrives in the US will have 25%duties, “he said on the presidential aircraft, with which he went to New Orleans to attend the Super bowlthe final of the professional championship of the American Football Championship. Clarified that additional duties of the same scale will be imposed on imported aluminum.

During his first term (2017-2021), Donald Trump had also proceeded with a similar measure for the protection of the American industry, which he considered to be facing unfair competition from Asian and European states.

Donald Trump also said yesterday that he would announce, “(tomorrow) Tuesday or (tomorrow) Wednesday”, young, “reciprocal customs customs duties” to balance the taxation of products imported into the US in the way US -taxed products are taxed.

“If we are taxed by 130% and we do not tax, it will not stay that way,” he said.

“This will not hurt all countries because some impose the same customs duties as us. But those who take advantage of the US will see them equal to them, “he added. “(If) we are taxed, (we will) tax them,” he already flew on Friday during a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Sigerou Isiba.

Long before his swearing -in on January 20, the customs duties were clean that they were at the heart of Donald Trump’s economic and diplomatic approach. They are presented as a means of reducing the US trade deficit, or to ensure concessions from the targeting states.

Since last Tuesday, China products imported into the US have been charged with additional 10%customs duties. Beijing will pay back with targeted countermeasures in some American products today.

The new Chinese duties are $ 14 billion worthy of US goods. The duties announced by Mr Trump concern Chinese goods worth $ 525 billion.

Mexican and Canada exports to the US also faced a 25%customs duty, despite the three -country free trade agreement, but Donald Trump decided at the last minute to give these countries suspended one month after receiving assurances of reinforcement. border security measures.

The European Union is also targeted by the US president: it has said it will make decisions concerning it “very soon”.

During an interview with the US television network yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that Europeans should be “ready to react”.

He warned against the consequences of this nature’s measures for the Americans: “If you were imposing duties in various areas, this would lead to prices and increase inflation in the US. Does this want the people? I don’t think, “he noted.

Donald Trump and his team, who promise a “new golden age” in the US, have so far downgrade this risk, although the increase in the purchasing power of Americans was at the heart of the Republican election campaign.

The trade deficit of the largest economy in the world has increased last year to nearly $ 920 billion.