Tariffs On Imports From Canada Could Cost Massachusetts Up To $1 Billion A Year, Gov. Healey Says

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Updated on: April 2, 2025 / 6:43 AM EDT

President Trump is set to announce new tariffs on U.S. trading partners on Wednesday. The markets have been reeling in anticipation, and many politicians are worried and angry, including Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.

"[President Trump] is with his trade and tariff team right now perfecting it to make sure this is a perfect deal for the American people and the American worker," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt late Tuesday as the nation braced for the announcement of Trump's accelerated tariff plan.

"That sounds good, doesn't it?" Healey said in an exclusive interview from her State House office. "But let me tell you what is going to happen (Wednesday). The president's going to announce tariffs, and what tariffs are, essentially, are a tax on everything that we buy, everything that we use."

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