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John Cornyn: “President Trump's administration has said this isn't so much…”

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Cornyn Border and Fentanyl Crises Must be Addressed in Tandem

Published February 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:48

There is an issue with precursor chemicals transiting from China through our U.S. ports and directly to China. Yes. And as I understand some of the announcements relating to the tariffs that President Trump's administration has said this isn't so much a trade policy as it is an anti-fentanyl policy. to finally get the Chinese government's attention, to do something about the precursors that emanate from that. From that country. (01:48–02:08)

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Asserts that the tariffs announced by President Trump were intended as an anti-fentanyl measure.

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