Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.Trump is no stranger to tariffs.

Colin Bird, the consul general of Canada in Detroit, visited Eastern Michigan University on Thursday, March 13. He advocated for cooperation between Canada and the U.S. to help both countries' economies.

Senior members of the European Union’s executive arm and US officials spoke on Friday to explore ways to move forward after US President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs prompted a trade war.

As President Donald Trump continues inflicting expensive trading tariffs on countries outside the US, many are hitting back. On Thursday, Trump threatened extortionate tariffs on Europe. After calling the EU "one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the world" and claiming it was "formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States",

Trump issues a fiery warning to the European Union, threatening a 200% tariff in retaliation for the EU’s “nasty” 50% duty on American goods. Declaring that the U.S. has been taken advantage of in global trade,