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Ted Cruz: “President Trump announced 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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This Week in Texas Senator Ted Cruz on trade under Trump administration

Published | Video Starts at 07:56

Number one, President Trump uses the of tariffs as leverage to get other countries to comply with what America wants and what is in our best interest. So President Trump announced 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada unless Mexico and Canada assist the United States in securing our border. Because we've got a crisis, a crisis that Texas is on the front lines facing. We saw 12 million illegal immigrants come into this country under Joe Biden and the Democrats. (07:56–08:08)

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Asserts that President Trump used tariff threats to pressure Mexico and Canada to help secure the U.S. border.

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