Foreign Leaders Blast Trump’s New Tariff Threats, as Aides Scramble To Assure Americans That They Are Only a Negotiating Tactic

The president of Mexico said Tuesday that America’s drug problem isn’t result of the cartels, but rather of Americans’ demand for fentanyl.

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A worker assembles an SUV at a car plant of Li Auto, a major Chinese EV maker, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. Chinatopix Via AP

Foreign leaders and even some domestic lawmakers here in America are raising alarm bells about President Trump’s proposed 25 percent tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods, and an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports which will sit atop all the current tariffs in place. Trump’s team and the markets, however, seemed unbothered by the news so far. 

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