Mexico is USA's Biggest Trading Partner

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday promised massive hikes in tariffs on goods coming from Mexico, Canada and China starting on the first day of his administration, a policy that could sharply increase costs for American businesses and consumers.

The move, Trump said, will be in retaliation for illegal immigration and “crime and drugs” coming across the border.

“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/politics/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-china/index.html

Just so people realize the absolute stupidity and absurdity of the Insurrectionist's tariffs threat, Mexico is the USA's biggest trading partner, surpassing China and Canada last year. One of the benefits of T-Mec has been employing people and reducing the pressure for undocumented immigration from Mexico. It isn't Mexico's fault that the USA empowers a violent black market of organized criminals or that it supplies them with firearms to carry out their violent attacks in Mexico. It isn't Mexico's fault that tens of millions of U.S. citizens want to use stupidly banned recreational substances, creating a multi-billion dollar a year market. So the threat of raising tariffs is already causing prices to rise in the USA, surprising cult followers, as are the extremely poor choices the Insurrectionist is naming as heads of the military and other important U.S. institutions. But Putin and other U.S. adversaries are tickled pink to see the Insurrectionist weakening the USA.