In Social Media Posts, Trump Threatens Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
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On Monday evening, president-elect Donald Trump announced that he would impose steep tariffs on the U.S.’s top three trading partners — fees that will invariably raise consumer prices, effectively amounting to a regressive sales tax for most Americans. Trump justified the tariffs by claiming they were meant to compel the three countries — Canada, Mexico and China — to address drug trafficking…