President Trump is doubling down on his tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada, imposing a 25% tariff on all aluminum and steel imports. He is even threatening a 200% tax on alcohol from European Union countries in response to the EU’s tariffs on American textiles, beef, bourbon, and more. By doubling down, Trump is showing the kind of leadership Americans have been starved for over the last four years.
These tariffs are America First tariffs. They are the President of the United States standing up for the American people on the world stage for the first time since Trump’s first term.
For decades, America has acted as the world’s piggy bank. Thanks to the Washington establishment, we’ve been taken advantage of and our hard-earned tax dollars given away to foreign nations who squander it and fail to return to the support when we need it.
Trump’s tariffs are shaking up the status quo. They are challenging Canada and Mexico to be supportive neighbors and countries like Ireland to be good allies while putting our enemies, like China, in check.
Securing our borders was one of the many reasons the American people put President Trump back in the White House. The drug epidemic that resulted from the open border is not just an American problem. It’s an international problem. Mexican cartels are smuggling China- and Canada-made fentanyl over our borders to claim the lives of more victims.
Trump’s tariffs are putting overdue pressure on the countries complicit in this tragedy to contribute to the solution.
At the same time, the tariffs are poised to be the catalyst for an American industrial boom.
Swamp leaders have not only sent American funds overseas for decades but American jobs too. Trump’s tariffs put a stop to that while ending unbalance trade agreements. Corporations are moving to the United States to avoid the tariffs, bringing jobs and economic opportunity.
Current trade agreements are upside down. Many disproportionately favor other countries while disadvantaging the United States. Trump’s tariffs are an effort to correct these agreements and advocate for free, fair, and reciprocal trade.
In doing so, President Trump is fulfilling his promise of standing up for the American worker, making American communities safer, and strengthening the United States’ position on the world stage.
Trump’s tariffs are the America First solution that will make America safe, strong, and prosperous again.
