President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that he would continue to hike tariffs on the country if Ottawa imposed its own tariffs in response to the ones that took effect on Tuesday.

"Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!" Trump warned.

Trump imposed 25% import tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Tuesday as part of an effort to rebalance trade with the country's neighbors and to secure support for border security.

His remarks followed Trudeau's announcement that the Canadian government would match his 25% tariffs.

"The moment U.S. tariffs came into effect this morning, so did the Canadian response. Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion of American products," Trudeau posted. "Starting with $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and the remaining $125 billion in 21 days’ time."