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BumRushDaShow

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Thu Nov 28, 2024, 02:40 PM Nov 28

Biden says Trump's tariff threat against Canada and Mexico is 'counterproductive' [View all]

Source: NBC News

Nov. 28, 2024, 12:50 PM EST


President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying that the comments were "counterproductive."

"I hope he rethinks it, and I think it's a counterproductive thing to do," Biden said, responding to a reporter's question about his reaction to Trump's announcement. "The last thing we need to do is begin to screw up those relationships," he added. Biden's comments came during his Thanksgiving Day visit to a fire station in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Monday that one of his first executive orders would be to hit Mexico and Canada with a blanket 25% tariff. Mexico and Canada are the second and third top suppliers of goods to the U.S., according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The U.S. imports the most goods from China.

"This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!" Trump said in the post. The president-elect's transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Biden's remarks.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-says-trumps-tariff-threat-canada-mexico-counterproductive-rcna182143

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