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Marco Rubio: “Much of the northern region of Mexico, sadly, and in direct…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Marco Rubio talks USAID, US, Mexico, China, Canada tariff wars, Panama canal.

Published | Video Starts at 08:31

And he doesn't feel like we're getting enough cooperation. And so that's why he's imposed those tariffs. In the case of Mexico, the President's point is Much of the northern region of Mexico, sadly, and in direct threat to the Mexican government, is controlled by cartels. And so they've announced they're going to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops, Mexican National Guard troops, to their border, their northern border. And the president's decided to delay tariffs. (08:31–08:39)

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Asserts that cartels control much of northern Mexico, posing a threat to the Mexican government.

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