Trump says tariffs are to curb fentanyl

Fact-Checking Trump’s Fentanyl Justification for Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
Trump during his address to Congress said that Canada and Mexico ‘have allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before.’
Canada and China say the fentanyl crisis is only a 'pretext' for Trump's new tariffs
Canadian and Chinese officials say they were already helping reduce fentanyl smuggling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said fentanyl crossing the northern border is "near zero."
How Is Fentanyl Entering the US? Donald Trump's Tariffs Target Smugglers
The president said the flow of the illicit opioid is one of the reasons for imposing tariffs on trading partners.
Trump Administration Ties Tariffs to Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses, Which Are Declining
The decrease in fentanyl overdoses, drug policy experts have said, has more to do with public health measures than changes in border policies.
Trump Wants Canada and Mexico to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking
President Trump said Mexico and Canada must do more to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. A bootleg version of the synthetic opioid, largely produced by Mexican cartels, has created a public health overdose crisis in the U.
Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico are just a presidential power grab
During his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Donald Trump falsely linked tariffs against Canada and Mexico to
Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China likely to hit Florida consumers more than other states
The president has launched a trade war seeking to quell the flow of illegal immigrants and the illegal trafficking of drugs and rebalance trade.
Trump says tariffs are to curb fentanyl, but U.S. overdose deaths are already declining
While President Donald Trump has said the tariffs are meant stop the flow of drugs across the border, experts worry it may undermine progress already underway.
Trump Loves Tariffs. Fentanyl Is Just an Excuse.
If tariffs are a poor method of collecting revenue or strengthening trade, they're even less effective at stopping the flow of illegal drugs.
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'All fentanyl, all the time': How the deadly drug became Canada's public enemy No. 1
Under pressure from the United States and Canada, China finally took some action and in 2019 listed fentanyl as a “scheduled” drug, meaning manufacturers needed special permission to make and ...
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The tech bros selling drugs by drone
Although the number of deaths caused by synthetic opioids in America has begun to fall, these drugs still claimed almost ...
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DEA agent: Fentanyl still major threat as drugs enter U.S. from both borders
A lot has been said about drugs, especially fentanyl, coming into the United States, not just across the southern border but ...
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How Does Fentanyl Reach the United States?
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico in the name of curbing fentanyl flows into the United ...
Sniffer dogs and drones: Canada flexes drug enforcement muscle in appeal to Trump
Although data shows U.S. border agents find very little fentanyl coming from the north, Canada is trying to put enforcement ...
Trump says told Trudeau Canada drug-fighting border efforts ‘not good enough’
Justin Trudeau, of Canada, called me to ask what could be done about Tariffs. I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has ...
Trump and Trudeau Discussed Fentanyl, Trade in 50-Minute Call, Says Canada Source
U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke for about 50 minutes on Wednesday and discussed ...