Trump says tariffs were enacted to curb fentanyl, but U.S. overdose deaths are already declining (1 Viewer)

[Erik Ortiz | NBC News]

President Donald Trump says a primary reason for his new tariffs against the United States’ three largest trading partners is what he calls a “national emergency” brought on by fentanyl flowing across the country’s borders, NBC News reported.

Trump says he is holding Canada, China and Mexico accountable for the spread of contraband drugs, but the tariffs come as the fentanyl epidemic is showing glimmers of improvement, drug policy experts and economic researchers say.

They fear that the 25% tariff on nearly all goods from Mexico and Canada and 20%...

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