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.

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.
Mexico’s leader, President Sheinbaum, wrote in a public statement to Trump on Tuesday about efforts her government is taking to slow the flow of fentanyl and migrants through America’s southern border. She also blamed demand in America — not Mexican supply — for the ongoing drug crisis.
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