In a characteristically bombastic threat to slap hefty tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports to the U.S. once he takes office next year, president-elect Donald Trump said he was motivated by border issues between those countries and his own.

“As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before,” Trump wrote Monday night on Truth Social, his social media platform.

“This Tariff will remain in effect until such