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Trump to keep tariffs to pressure Mexico, Canada, China on fentanyl, aides say. (www.voanews.com)

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U.S. President Donald Trump is keeping new tariffs in place on Mexico, Canada and China to pressure them to block the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the United States, top White House economic officials said Sunday.

"If fentanyl ends, I think these [tariffs] will come off,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told NBC’s “Meet the Press” show.

“But if fentanyl does not end, or he's uncertain about it, he will stay this way until he is comfortable,” he said. "This is black and white. You got to save American lives."

Trump last week issued a string of whip-sawing tariff decisions that plunged the three major U.S. stock market indexes and roiled relations with Canada and Mexico, which are long-time U.S. allies and its closest neighbors, as well as its two biggest trading partners.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I swear to fuck i just read another article from 2 hours ago where that Hassent fellow was quoted as saying essentially the opposite of what is quoted here.

These people are a mess. Shrodinger's trade policy. The US economy, a bag of shit and a ketamine addled advisor are placed in a box...

[–] Voroxpete 3 points 8 hours ago

This is exactly why Canada is refusing to lift our tariffs. We're not going to accept a pause or a reduction, or some exemptions; end the trade war, or continue the trade war. Those are the options.