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Trump’s Tariff-Drug War Nonsense

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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show greatness themselves.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
March 6, 2025
Trump’s Tariff-Drug War Nonsense
Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, has announced that Trump’s tariffs against Mexico and Canada should not be considered a trade war but rather part of America’s “war on drugs.” As soon as Mexico and Canada stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States, he says, the tariffs will be lifted. Politicians and bureaucrats are well-known for making nonsensical statements, but this …
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