Summary
Trump defended his new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico as a response to the fentanyl crisis, but experts say overdose deaths have already been declining due to law enforcement efforts and naloxone distribution.
Critics argue tariffs will harm trade and cooperation while failing to curb fentanyl trafficking, most of which occurs at the U.S.-Mexico border. Just 10 lbs were seized from Canada.
Canada and Mexico condemned the tariffs, with Mexico threatening countermeasures.
Experts say naloxone access and cartel crackdowns, not tariffs, are driving overdose reductions.
About 3 micrograms of fentanyl cross from Canada into the US annually.
Thousands of illegal handguns coming the other way, tho’.Ok, so US should be happy that Canada enacted tariffs to curb US smuggling drugs and guns into Canada.
INB4 Trump/Musk/RFK notice that “naloxone distribution” is a thing and abolish it, so fentanyl overdose deaths start going up instead of down.
More proof that Trump is a fucking moron.
More proof that Trump is a lying fucking moron.
It was never about Fentanyl for Canada. Such a red herring. Donny boy is such a liar . It was his way to try and get around the free trade agreement which he signed and said was the best free trade agreement. No country should ever trust the US again.
The only way to address the drug problem is for the government to sell a clean supply of whatever drug you want, at cost, with access to addiction treatment.
But that would mean millions of cops losing their jobs.
Or doing their job.
ah yes, lets impose tariffs so less stuff gets smuggled.
tariffs will only increase the amounts of smuggling and stuff being smuggled also has no quality assurances attached to it.
Trump and maga think the other countries pay tariffs from their own pockets directly to the US Treasury, hence the need for an External Revenue Agency.
Just plain dumb.
