Why 25%? Why not 100%? Or 200%?
I think I know the answer. If Trump announces such a high tariff penalty that Canada and Mexico don't think he'll actually go through with it -- because it would cause financial and economic disruption inside the US -- then they might call his bluff.
But 25% is a level of tariff Trump would actually impose. It will cause stress, but it wouldn't cause factories to shut down.
So he really could impose it. And Mexico and Canada can't afford to call Trump's bluff, because it's not a bluff.
200% would be a bluff. 25% is a reasonable-but-painful penalty.
Sexually fluid blackface enthusiast and literal Communist bastard Justin Castreaux called Trump to whine that the problem is mostly on the US southern border, so why pick on his highly-frequented ass?
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
#BREAKING: Trump called by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau after his 25% tariff threat over border "invasion" and drug flow - Bloomberg
The topic of the call was border security, and Trudeau reportedly emphasized that issues are much worse at the Mexico border.
The threat is having the intended effect:
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
NEW: 12 hour aftermath of Trump threatening 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico
- Canada PM Justin Trudeau calls Trump to discuss border security
- Mexican president announces migrant caravans will be halted
Biden, meanwhile, is making it easier for illegals to swarm across the border.
Tom Homan, meanwhile, showed why he is indispensable.