Trump slaps tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, risking higher prices for U.S. consumers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : "This is a beautiful, beautiful example of promises made, promises kept by President Trump," said a senior administration official.
54% : Despite the USMCA, Trump said he has the legal authority to regulate imports during a national emergency, which he declared at the southern border on his first day in office.
53% : The president's latest tariffs on Canada and Mexico threaten to upend one of his signature trade pacts, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
51% : Trump had touted the deal as a victory, as it largely allowed products to move between the three countries tariff-free, much as they'd done for decades under the NAFTA agreement that the USMCA replaced.
46% : The White House said Trump would be issuing the tariffs under the the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
42% : Trump also said the tariffs were in response to a trade deficit between the U.S. and the three countries because the U.S. imports more from them than it exports.
41% : Trump made tariffs central to his campaign pitch for improving an economy that many voters cited as their reason for returning him to the White House.
40% : Along with immigration, Trump and lawmakers have raised concerns that China could be using Mexico as a back door into the U.S. to avoid paying tariffs.
37% : But economists have found the tariffs Trump imposed on China during his first term did little to accomplish those goals.
34% : Mexico has seen a surge in manufacturers relocating there from China as a way to avoid the tariffs Trump put on China during his first term.
28% : Rising food prices have been a top concern for consumers and voters, with grocery costs up around 25% over the past four years -- an issue Trump hammered on the campaign trail.
21% : Trump said he was imposing the tariffs because he claimed the countries were allowing fentanyl to come into the U.S. More than 107,000 people died from drug overdose in 2023, with nearly 70% of those deaths from opioids, including fentanyl.

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