Perhaps this should be a pinned tweet: Commerce Sec Ross after I asked if it’s possible POTUS could rescind his tariff proposal: “Whatever his final decision is, is what will happen. What he has said he has said; if he says something different, it’ll be something different”— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) March 4, 2018
Why are we paying attention to this man?
Okay, something must be done; I guess. Maybe we should develop, I dunno, a policy to deal with this? You know, consideration of facts, examination of trade policies, analysis of costs and benefits, complicated stuff like that? No?We are on the losing side of almost all trade deals. Our friends and enemies have taken advantage of the U.S. for many years. Our Steel and Aluminum industries are dead. Sorry, it’s time for a change! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2018
No.
We have large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada. NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for U.S.A. Massive relocation of companies & jobs. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum will only come off if new & fair NAFTA agreement is signed. Also, Canada must..— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2018
I pause to remind the President that Texas does not want to see NAFTA radically revised, as Texas has benefited more from NAFTA than any other state in the country. I mean, frankly, if you want to turn Texas blue, then be the party that junked NAFTA....treat our farmers much better. Highly restrictive. Mexico must do much more on stopping drugs from pouring into the U.S. They have not done what needs to be done. Millions of people addicted and dying.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2018
But is this tied to the tariffs?
So, are we protecting steel, or presenting a bargaining chip to renegotiate NAFTA? Since the WTO is going to drag in far more countries than Canada and Mexico if tariffs are imposed, how is this a bargaining chip at all? And if it is, is protecting steel really so important to national security? What the hell IS the policy the White House is proposing? Does anyone even know?To protect our Country we must protect American Steel! #AMERICA FIRST— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2018
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