President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose a tariff on products from Canada and Mexico until they stop flow of drugs, migrant crossings.

Summary

Donald Trump pledged to impose a 25% tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada on his first day in office, blaming them for failing to stop illegal drugs and immigration.

He also vowed to add a 10% tariff on Chinese goods until drug trafficking into the U.S. ceases.

Economists warn these tariffs could drive up consumer prices and inflation.

While violent crime has declined in recent years, Trump continues to link trade measures to border security and drug issues, echoing his first-term trade policies and immigration stance.

  • @LifeInMultipleChoice
    17•5 hours ago

    100% tariffs on China!
    60% tarrifs on China!

    …10% tarrifs on China?

    Wait a minute. You mean I ran on bad policy and now I’m learning it was all bad ideas and people voted for me?

    • m-p{3}
      8•4 hours ago

      From the article

      levy an additional 10% tariff on top of existing tariffs on Chinese products coming into the United States.

      He’s not setting the Chinese tariffs at 10%, he’s adding an extra 10%.

      • @LifeInMultipleChoice
        6•4 hours ago

        Additional 10% to what though. Right now we don’t have tarrifs on all Chinese goods that I know of, so it would be 10 total unless he means an additional 10 on his last remark of 60 making it 70%? Wish the guy could actually write out a policy so companies can make plans on how best to function over the next x amount of years.

    • @AngryCommieKender
      10•5 hours ago

      I mean he seemed shocked on election night.

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CrnraEVaWTM

      All you have to do is watch 1:00 to 1:20. He literally says, “We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible, and it is now clear that we’ve achieved the most incredible political thin–, Look what happened, is(n’t?) this crazy?”