The reasons "WHY"-----Trump to Follow Through with Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China | National Review

Trump to Follow Through with Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China | National Review

• “We need to protect Americans, and it is my duty as President to ensure the safety of all,” he wrote. “I made a promise on my Campaign to stop the flood of illegal aliens and drugs from pouring across our Borders, and Americans overwhelmingly voted in favor of it.”..

Trump threatened on the campaign trail to place retaliatory tariffs on the three countries to ensure their cooperation in halting illegal immigration and combating the smuggling of precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl...
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Friday, Trump said the tariffs are not a negotiating tactic, and the three countries could do nothing to prevent them from being imposed...