Trump said in a social media post that the U.S. is "making progress to end this terrible Fentanyl Crisis" that he claims is coming from Canada, and said that "Republicans in the Senate MUST vote to keep the National Emergency in place, so we can finish the job, and end the scourge."

The Senate was expected to vote on a resolution that offers Republicans an off-ramp to the import taxes on Canada.

President Donald Trump and his advisers landed on tariffs of at least 10% on imports, with nearly 60 countries and the EU facing even higher taxes.

Donald Trump launched a new assault on the global trading order on Wednesday, imposing a barrage of new tariffs including on all US imports in a move that sent Wall Street stock futures tumbling. The president said a levy of 10 per cent would apply to nearly all US imports from April 5 as he also revealed additional so-called reciprocal duties,