But that's just the beginning of a very long road, according to Trump's own administration. The Agriculture Department announced last week that the current cost of eggs could rise by more than 40 percent before the end of the year. To alleviate the crisis, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled a $1 billion investment by the federal government to tighten up biosecurity measures on American farms amid an outbreak of avian flu. Rollins also proposed stripping regulations from the egg industry to further dampen the rising price tag and on Tuesday pitched that Americans should just buy chickens to supply their own eggs.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that Americans would share the brunt of the tariff costs. "Americans will lose jobs. Americans will be paying more for groceries, for gas, for cars, for homes -- because we have always done best when we work together," he said during a press conference Tuesday. "Now that [Trump has] moved forward with tariffs, we're going to see the real impact of a trade war between our countries. And that impact will be to hurt American families."
Trump's previous tariff proposals are predicted to affect just about every product under the sun, from ground beef and bananas to liquor and gas. An executive order signed by Trump in February reinstated his 2018 tariff on steel and aluminum, raising tariffs for both to 25 percent. That regulation is slated to take effect March 12. Once it does, production costs for America's automakers are likely to jump, as will costs for the country's construction industry, which is already struggling to meet the demands of a historic nationwide housing crisis.