Trump Tells Mexico and Canada: America First

The president is laying down the law, and tariffs are a legitimate tool to engage in national security policy as well as economic policy.

AP/Mark Schiefelbein
President Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, January 27, 2025. AP/Mark Schiefelbein

President Trump tells Mexico and Canada: America First.

If Mr. Trump believes that Mexico and Canada are damaging America’s national security — by failing to sufficiently help us on the border to prevent illegal crossings and the influx of fentanyl and other drugs, or not helping us defeat the Mexican cartels — then I believe he is absolutely right to use his tough tariff diplomacy by slapping 25 percent tariffs on both countries.

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