… people of the United States of America is to have secure borders, to stop fentanyl and crime pouring across our border into our state. And so Trump, you know, levied Trump...levied or said he was going to levy these tariffs to achieve the goal of having a safer United States, of having a more secure border. You had a post you made on X. You were reacting to a report that Canada was targeting Republican states for retaliatory tariffs. (00:48–01:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump used or intended to use tariffs to enhance U.S. safety and border security.
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