Trump sketches unprecedented plan for sweeping tariffs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : " In fact, American importers pay tariffs to U.S. Customs and Border Protection when they collect their imported goods at U.S. ports.
54% : Only 1.5 percent of migrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the 2024 fiscal year and 0.2 percent of fentanyl seized at U.S. borders came from Canada.
50% : Ultimately, the burden of that tax is shared by the American importer, the foreign producer and the final customer, and varies depending upon specific market conditions.
45% : They cause success," the president said. Trump's sole concession to potential sticker shock from his plans for higher import taxes was to say that he would "probably" set the tariff on Canadian oil imports at 10 percent rather than
42% : "Determining what exactly it is that President Trump wants is not a simple thing," Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's energy minister, said this week.
30% : After Trump tied tariffs to what he called an "invasion" of migrants and fentanyl, Canadian officials in December unveiled a $900 million border plan.
19% : As Trump has amplified his trade threats, Wall Street betrayed little sign of concern.

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