We launched a drug war, not a trade war

'We launched a drug war, not a trade war': Kevin Hassett
In an interview Sunday on ABC News' "This Week," President Trump’s top economic aide, Kevin Hassett, said the Trump administration launched a drug war, not a trade war, with Canada and Mexico. The tariffs are "part of a negotiation to get Canada and Mexico to stop shipping fentanyl across our borders,
Trump economic adviser: US ‘launched a drug war, not a trade war’ with Mexico, Canada
Kevin Hassett, the Trump administration’s National Economic Council director, said the United States has not launched a trade war with Mexico and Canada but “a drug war.” Hassett joined ABC News’s
Trump admin. says tariffs meant for 'drug war, not trade war'
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the Trump administration's threatened 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will start Wednesday and tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber products will go into effect on April 2.
'We launched a drug war, not a trade war': Trump's top economic adviser
Kevin Hassett, said the Trump administration was using tariffs to launch "a drug war, not a trade war," with Canada and Mexico. The tariffs are "part of a negotiation to get Canada and Mexico to ...
'Incomprehensible': Trump aide busted for saying tariffs both 'trade war' and 'drug war'
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett admitted that President Donald Trump was launching a "trade war" after insisting that tariffs against Mexico and Canada were part of a "drug war." During a Sunday interview on ABC's This Week program,
Trump says Mexico, Canada tariffs will start March 4, plus additional 10% on China
President Donald Trump said his proposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada will go into effect March 4, and that China will be ...
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Top Trump economic aide: ‘No, we’re not headed for a recession’
that the tariffs that are in place with Canada and Mexico are there because we’re fighting a drug war,” White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Friday morning on Fox ...
Trump says tariffs on Mexico and Canada ‘could go up,’ declines to predict possible recession
Trump said tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico planned for April 2 “could go up” and would not predict whether the ...
Trump to decide on tariff policies for all countries after April 1, Hassett tells CNBC
U.S. President Donald Trump will decide on tariff policies for all countries including Mexico and Canada after a study comes ...
White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett, Sen. Adam Schiff and UAW President Shawn Fain Sunday on 'This Week' with Co-anchor Jonathan Karl
White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett, Sen. Adam Schiff and UAW President Shawn Fain will be on "This Week" airing on Sunday, March 9, 2025.
President Donald Trump pledges to double planned tariffs on Canada
President Donald Trump pledged to double planned tariffs in a retaliatory move after Ontario said it would charge U.S.
Trump says he’ll raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%; markets fall
In response to Ontario imposing a new tax on electricity supplied to three U.S. states, Trump said he wants to double steel ...