Trump tariffs will bring Mexico to the table, Texas Democrat says

A Texas Democrat believes President-elect Trump’s menace to enforce tariffs connected Mexico volition get the state to travel to the array "so we tin lick the occupation astir migration and fentanyl." 

Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas’ 28th Congressional District – which borders Mexico successful the confederate portion of the authorities – made the remark Tuesday during an interrogation connected NewsNation. 

"If it means a 25 percent tariff to perchance hole the border, would you favour that?" Cuellar was asked. 

"Well, fto maine enactment it this way: Laredo’s the largest port; we grip 40 percent of each the commercialized betwixt the U.S. and Mexico. I cognize this is simply a mode to negotiate, get immoderate leverage. I cognize that Mexico volition travel to the table," helium responded. 

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President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas. (AP/Allison Robbert/Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

"But cipher wants a 25 percent tariff connected them, and the Mexicans are threatening to bash the aforesaid thing, and we don’t privation to get into that," Cuellar added. "But I deliberation this volition decidedly get Mexico to the array truthful we tin lick the occupation astir migration and fentanyl." 

Trump has vowed to enforce tariffs connected Mexico erstwhile helium returns to the White House successful January. 

"As everyone is aware, thousands of radical are pouring done Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs astatine levels ne'er seen before," Trump wrote Monday connected Truth Social. "Right present a Caravan coming from Mexico, composed of thousands of people, seems to beryllium unstoppable successful its quest to travel done our presently Open Border."

"On January 20th, arsenic 1 of my galore archetypal Executive Orders, I volition motion each indispensable documents to complaint Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff connected ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff volition stay successful effect until specified clip arsenic Drugs, successful peculiar Fentanyl, and each Illegal Aliens halt this Invasion of our Country!" Trump continued. 

"Both Mexico and Canada person the implicit close and powerfulness to easy lick this agelong simmering problem," helium declared. "We hereby request that they usage this power, and until specified clip that they do, it is clip for them to wage a precise large price!" 

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a media briefing from the National Palace successful Mexico City connected Oct. 2. (AP/Fernando Llano)

A root told Reuters that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a "good discussion" with Trump regarding commercialized and borderline information pursuing that Truth Social post.

Trump besides said Monday, "I person had galore talks with China astir the monolithic amounts of drugs, successful peculiar Fentanyl, being sent into the United States – But to nary avail."

"Until specified clip arsenic they stop, we volition beryllium charging China an further 10% Tariff, supra immoderate further Tariffs, connected each of their galore products coming into the United States of America," helium added.

In effect to that, the China Daily paper – which is tally by the Chinese Communist Party – published an editorial Tuesday saying, "The excuse the president-elect has fixed to warrant his menace of further tariffs connected imports from China is far-fetched," according to Reuters.

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, right, arrives for a gathering of House Democrats connected Capitol Hill connected Nov. 19. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

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The editorial added: "There are nary winners successful tariff wars. If the U.S. continues to politicize economical and commercialized issues by weaponizing tariffs, it volition permission nary enactment unscathed,"