Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro defended the Trump administration’s follow-through on the implementation of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Fox News Wednesday evening, saying the US is seeking “fairness.”
After postponing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China for a month, President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that tariffs will be in place, saying there are “no rooms left” to negotiate further delays. In his “special report with Bret Baier,” Baier called for Canada’s response to hitting the US with mutual tariffs, saying that “we’re in the fight” with allies.
“Look, when we impose mutual tariffs, or when we impose tariffs designed to save lives in America, we will be a period of adjustment. There will be a segment that you just had with Mr. [Doug] Ford [Premier of Ontario, Canada]and they’re going to rattle their sabers. But I don’t want to contribute to that,” Navarro said.
“All we want is fair and just let them stop killing our people, and what we want to say to all the world leaders that are on our arm is, ‘Listen to us’ Canada can do more. Canada has been handed over to the Mexican cartel. They grow these pillpresses and printers, and the medications they make fake. You can’t tell the difference,” Navarro added.
By executive order signature On February 1, Trump announced the administration’s plan to implement a 25% extra charge on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% extra tariff on imports from China. (Related: Trump forced Mexican hands on immigration – reform is already working)
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Shainbaum said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President have fallen into president, and they will crack down on the border and deal with the fentanyl crisis. Following the move from Canada and Mexico, Trump has given the country a month’s suspension on tariffs to address the issue.
Additionally, Trump reportedly had been in talks with China to curb the tariffs of an additional 10%.
“It all starts in China, but then China brings these chemicals to a 50-gallon drum. Um, right? When they arrive at the port, you know why such things aren’t blocked there? That’s because China owns the port,” Navarro said.
Baier jumped in and asked if there were any publicly known “thresholds” when the Trump administration pulled back the tariffs imposed.
“70,000 Americans die each year. That’s a low estimate because they don’t pick up all the deaths from fake Xanax,” Navarro said.
“What we want to see is Canada and Mexico crack down on China. For some reason, China has a lot of speculation about whether it means they’ll do harm to this to us. They don’t seem to care. So it’s up to Mexico and Canada to help us do this. The other thing is, the fentanyl crisis is very toxic to our economy, as most people are dying. They are the major age workers,” Navarro said.
Since the implementation of the new 25% tariff, Canada is expected to be hit by the US with mutual tariffs affecting foods such as chicken, beef, fish and yogurt. According to To Politico. According to that, both Trudeau and Shanebaum have I was pushed back Trump says that enforcement of tariffs is not justified.
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