Washington DC, Jan. 31 -- The White House confirmed on Friday that President Donald Trump will be slapping aggressive tariffs this weekend on major US trading partners including Canada, China and Mexico.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, told reporters in the briefing room that Trump will be leveling 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada as well as a 10% duty on China, in retaliation for the illegal fentanyl that these countries have sourced and allowed to distribute into US.

"25% tariffs on Mexico, 25% tariffs on Canada, and a 10% tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have sent to our country, which has killed 10s of millions of Americans," Leavitt strongly asserted.

Leavitt also rubbished reports of tariffs f...