But there’s a method behind Trump’s tariff plan. Trump has used and promised to expand tariffs for three primary purposes: to raise revenue, to bring trade into balance and to bring rival countries to heel.

President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, a move that will have the biggest impact in Canada. Trump also said that there would be an announcement later in the week about reciprocal tariffs on all countries that tax imports from the US,

Donald Trump has praised Anthony Albanese as a "very fine man", as the prime minister seeks to get an exemption to steel and aluminium tariffs.