Trump Tariffs: Make China Great Again

Trump promises 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Day 1

Shankar Narayan
4 min readNov 26, 2024

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The MAGA show is all set to begin. Donald Trump has promised to kick off his second administration by targeting the U.S. economy from two angles. He plans to impose tariffs on goods entering the United States, and it is almost certain that he will issue some form of executive order to deport immigrants.

“As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before,” Trump wrote. “On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders.”

What do open borders have to do with tariffs? Who knows, and who cares? Trump’s online troll army and propaganda chief will undoubtedly find a clever way to package both issues together. That’s their job: to take Donald Trump’s statements and spin them as far from reality as possible. They will construct an alternate universe and present it for public consumption.

This isn’t the first time Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on products entering the United States from Mexico and Canada. Both nations are deeply integrated with the U.S., with extensive…

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Shankar Narayan
Shankar Narayan

Written by Shankar Narayan

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