Trump says 30-percent tariffs against EU and Mexico to begin on August 1

United States President Donald Trump has imposed a 30-percent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, weeks after negotiations with the major trading partners failed to reach a more comprehensive trade deal. Trump announced the new tariffs on two of the US’s biggest trade partners in separate letters posted to his Truth Social platform on Saturday. He said they were due to what he called Mexico’s role in undocumented migration and illicit drugs flowing into the US and a trade imbalance with the EU, respectively. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from Washington DC. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #TrumpTariffs #USTradeWar #TrumpEU #TrumpMexico #USMexicoRelations #EUTariffs #USPolitics #GlobalTrade #TradeTensions #USMexicoTrade #USChinaTrade #TrumpEconomy #AlJazeeraEnglish