President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada would “cease to exist” without its trade surplus with the United States.

A day after levying steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, President Trump acknowledged what economists, members of Congress and even some of his own aides — in their previous lives — have been saying all along: Americans may find themselves paying the costs.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China,

Here are some things to know about Trump’s actions, the counters from U.S. trading partners and what it means for American consumers.

One day after signing executive orders to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and 10% on Chinese items, President Donald Trump said there may be "some pain," yet the "results will be spectacular.

President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to impose sweeping tariffs on the United States’ top three trading partners, even as he acknowledged there may be “some pain” caused by the economic fallout.

Some economists suggested the planned tariffs will reduce US economic growth by 1.5 percentage points this year and throw Canada and Mexico into recession.

President Donald Trump insists tariffs on our closest neighbors are needed to “protect Americans," but he conceded Sunday that they might also cause “some pain."

China's sharpest pushback on Sunday was over fentanyl, an area where the Biden administration had also been urging Beijing to crack down on shipments.