Hitting a familiar theme from the campaign trail and his first term in office, Trump portrayed the country’s borders as insecure and immigrants as contributing to crime and the fentanyl crisis. In an announcement that could have stark repercussions, he threatened to impose 25% tariffs on everything coming into the country from those two countries.

President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada on his first day in office. Imports from Mexico and Canada totaled $900 billion in 2023. Trump has proposed tariffs as a solution to government funding.

On his Truth Social network, Trump pledged to immediately impose 25% tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico and Canada and “an additional 10% tariff, above any additional tarif

"Intellectual property theft is not a victimless crime," said HSI Los Angeles Deputy Special Agent in Charge John Pasciucco.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars worth nearly $19 million, had they been genuine.

Still, Gibson remains a giant in the world of musical instruments and just the other day US Customs and Border Protection uncovered a load of knock-off guitars that were set to flood the market and do even more damage to the reputation of a somewhat struggling brand.