Trump's tariff war with Canada threatens GOP candidates in border battlegrounds
President Trump’s tariff war with Canada is putting vulnerable GOP candidates in border states in a precarious position about 10 weeks out from the midterms, with economic anxiety already running high. Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports took effect on Saturday after bilateral negotiations collapsed at the eleventh hour. Trump...
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Trump's tariff war with Canada threatens GOP candidates in border battlegrounds
According to reporting by The Hill Politics, President Trump’s tariff war with Canada is putting vulnerable GOP candidates in border states in a precarious position about 10 weeks out from the midterms, with economic anxiety already running high. Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports took effect on Saturday after bilateral negotiations collapsed at the eleventh hour. Trump...
Full primary reporting available at https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6048069-trump-canada-tariff-impact/.
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