Trump Caves On Tariffs After Getting Virtually Nothing From Canada

Justin Trudeau had a phone call with Trump who backed down on tariffs after Canada agreed to name a fentanyl czar.

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As markets started getting shaky and outrage was growing over his tariffs, Donald Trump needed a way out. Mexico gave Trump an escape hatch by staging a little performance on the border, and Canada got the tariffs postponed by continuing to implement their already passed border plan.

According to a statement posted by Justin Trudeau:

I just had a good call with President Trump. Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl.

Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border. In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million. Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together.

To recap, Trump got some Mexican troops to go to the border and parade around, and Canada is going to keep doing what it was already doing, plus a new intelligence directive and a fentanyl czar, whatever that is.

Trump settled for getting nothing because he is so poorly informed that he thinks he is getting something in the deal.

Donald Trump has consistently revealed himself to be one of the biggest rubes in US presidential history, who continues to get played on the world stage over and over again.