U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to make good on his promise to issue tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.

In a lively first briefing, Leavitt also announced that the New Jersey drones were all FAA-approved and that plans to slap tariffs on Canada and Mexico were still on track for February 1.

Having already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening a 25% tariff, President Donald Trump is readying the same move against Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday. But this time, the stakes are higher and many economists surveying the possible damage doubt Trump would be comfortable with what they say would be self-inflicted wounds from the tariffs.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt answered questions about the Trump administration’s decision to suspend federal aid to several assistance programs.

President Donald Trump's White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education, health care and poverty programs, housing assistance,