Sánchez on Canadian tariffs: Trump is unhinged

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian goods under the obscure Section 338 authority, which lacks meaningful procedural requirements, including public consultation and congressional approval:

“President Trump is completely unhinged. Days after threatening tariffs over wildfire smoke and still upset because Canada refused to bow to his absurd 51st-state threats, he’s now escalating his maniacal trade war with our neighbor, close friend and second-largest trading partner.

“Americans’ pocketbooks are already being strained by high gas and grocery prices due to his unnecessary war with Iran. Now he’s inflicting even more damage by threatening a 50 percent tariff on Canada – a harsher penalty than what he has imposed on our adversaries, including China, which is actively negotiating lower tariffs through the Board of Trade.

“Rather than repeating the mistakes of his failed trade war, President Trump should work with Canada to resolve issues in the ongoing USMCA review to protect American jobs.

“American families, workers and businesses need stability, not more chaos from a president desperate to distract from his declining poll numbers.”

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