President Donald Trump will soon have a second bill to sign into law as Democrats hand him the votes for a bipartisan victory on the opioid epidemic. The Senate will take up legislation Thursday that classifies fentanyl copycats as Schedule I drugs,
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.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hoping to speak with President Donald Trump today after calling his tariffs "very dumb," a report said. A senior Canadian official told the Associated Press that Trudeau informed the premiers of Canada’s provinces yesterday that he is hoping to talk to Trump on Wednesday.
Canadian Sen. Patrick Brazeau challenged Donald Trump Jr. to a charity boxing match over the “bogus” tariffs implemented this week by his father, President Trump. “I know, I still can’t believe it myself.
President Donald Trump announced a four-week postponement of tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products, reversing a decision made earlier this week. "This comes from that Canada has done an enormous amount, they've offered us an enormous amount on fentanyl, and so is Mexico," said Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick.
The president said the flow of the illicit opioid is one of the reasons for imposing tariffs on trading partners.
"American importers pay the tariffs and then do everything they can to pass that cost on to American consumers," John Bolton said.
When President Donald Trump imposed his long-threatened 25 percent tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico last night, the White House declared the trade barriers are necessary "to combat the extraordinary threat to U.