Trump news today: Markets tumble over Trump tariffs on Mexico and Canada as White House pulls Ukraine military aid

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At the stroke of midnight, Canada will put tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods, a response to what Ottawa called the “unjustified U.S. tariffs against Canada” set to take effect tomorrow.

“Canada will not let this unjustified decision go unanswered,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.

The prime minister argued the country had implement more than $1 billion worth of steps to crack down on illegal drug and migration flows across the border, the issues the Trump administration has cited in its tariff plans.

“Our tariffs will remain in place until the U.S. trade action is withdrawn, and should U.S. tariffs not cease, we are in active and ongoing discussions with provinces and territories to pursue several non-tariff measures,” Trudeau added. “While we urge the U.S. administration to reconsider their tariffs, Canada remains firm in standing up for our economy, our jobs, our workers, and for a fair deal.”

Here’s what you need to know about the U.S. tariffs that kicked off the diplomatic crisis.

President Donald Trump will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second presidency on Tuesday evening.

Trump’s speech isn’t technically considered a State of the Union address — that comes next year, after he’s been on the job for longer — but there’s no distinguishable difference for anyone watching at home.

The House chamber will be packed with lawmakers, and the president’s arrival announced in a booming voice by the sergeant-at-arms, triggering cacophonous applause.

Almost no detail is left to chance in these situations.

So here’s an idea of what to look and listen for:

Michael McFaul, the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, slammed Monday’s announcement that the U.S. will pause military aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia.

“This strategy of weakening your democratic partner to get a deal with an imperialist autocrat violates the most fundamental rules of diplomacy,” the former Obama administration official wrote on X.

“By disarming Ukraine, Trump is only encouraging Putin to seize more territory,” he added.

More details are emerging about why the Trump administration cut off U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

The White House was reportedly exasperated with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and sought to raise the stakes in its push to get him to accept some form of peace deal with Russia.

“The Ukrainians didn’t think we were serious,” a Trump administration official told The Wall Street Journal. “We had to make a demonstration.”

Since taking office, Trump appears to be taking a friendlier position toward Russia than his predecessors, potentially changing the geopolitical dynamic that has largely existed since World War II.

An interview between Vice President JD Vance and Sean Hannity of Fox News is set to air this evening at 9pm EST.

During the chat, Vance is sure to be asked about the chaotic White House meeting in which he and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in front of news cameras.

That confrontation set the stage for today’s announcement that the U.S. is suspending military aid to Ukraine.

We’ll be following all the latest details, so stay tuned.

Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama says the future of Ukraine will be decided by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, not Volodymyr Zelensky — who he claims has been “brainwashed” by “globalist, socialist grouping in Europe.”

Trump administration officials, describing their sudden decision to halt U.S. military aid to Ukraine, have described the move as a short-term “pause,” meant to determined if Zelensky remains “committed” to an acceptable peace deal with Russia.

But the cracks in the U.S.-Ukraine alliance have been showing for some time now.

Growing voices on the right flank of the GOP have long taken issue with the war, and Trump himself took in recent days to calling Zelensky a dictator and falsely accusing him of starting the war.

His administration also negotiated directly with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia, without including Ukraine.

Here’s more on Trump and Zelensky’s long, tortured relationship.