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... first term. "We are working hard, together, on the Border, both in terms of stopping Illegal Aliens from entering the United States and, likewise, stopping Fentanyl," Trump said on Truth Social. WATCH: Trump takes a victory lap in fiery address to Congress Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs threats ...
... to the Ukraine oversight inspector general. And that includes money that's spent inside the U.S. on weapons manufacturing. The president also said that fentanyl coming from Canada is killing thousands. Actually, only 43 pounds of fentanyl was seized in 2024 -- 43 pounds of the fentanyl that was seized ...
And we have to also look at what President Trump was handed. He was really handed an economy that wasn't working for the American people, an open southern border with fentanyl coming in and killing our kids. Every city in this country, every town in this country is essentially ...
... crackdown on immigration a centerpiece of his reelection campaign, pledging to halt the tide of migrants entering the U.S. and stop the flow of fentanyl crossing the border. As part of that effort, he imposed 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, saying neither is doing enough ...
... bragged (not always accurately) about how, during his first term, he presided over peace and didn’t start any wars. Mexico and Canada have "allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before, killing hundreds of thousands of our citizens." Mostly False. There’s a kernel of ...
... and closest trading partners. A 25% tax on goods from Canada and Mexico went into effect early Tuesday — ostensibly to secure greater cooperation to tackle fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration — triggering immediate retaliation and sparking fears of a wider trade war. Trump also raised tariffs on goods from China to ...
... percent tariff he placed on China to 20 percent. The administration has claimed that the tariffs are about stopping the smuggling of drugs such as fentanyl, with aides asserting that this is about a “drug war” rather than a “trade war.” U.S. customs agents seized just 43 pounds (19 ...
... country. That has never happened before. They want to make us happy. First time ever. But we need Mexico and Canada to do much more than they've done, and they have to stop the fentanyl and drugs pouring into the U.S.A. They're going to stop it.
... Lutnick defended the tariffs on CNBC and said they could be lifted later on. He argued today's policy is tied to the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. from China and across the borders with Canada and Mexico. Howard Lutnick: We need to see material reduction in autopsied ...
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