{"id":131456,"date":"2024-11-29T16:15:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T09:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131456"},"modified":"2024-11-29T16:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T09:15:06","slug":"biden-says-trumps-tariff-threat-against-canada-and-mexico-is-counterproductive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131456","title":{"rendered":"Biden says Trump&#8217;s tariff threat against Canada and Mexico is &#8216;counterproductive&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s announcement that he will implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying the comments were &#8220;counterproductive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;I hope he rethinks it, and\u00a0I think it&#8217;s a counterproductive thing to do,&#8221; Biden said, responding to a reporter&#8217;s question about his reaction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;The last thing we need to do is begin to screw up those relationships,&#8221; he said during a Thanksgiving Day visit to a fire station in Nantucket, Massachusetts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113546215051155542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Monday on <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113546215051155542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth Social <\/a>that one of his first executive orders would be to hit Mexico and Canada with a blanket 25% tariff. Mexico and Canada are the second and third top suppliers of goods to the U.S., according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The U.S. imports the most goods from China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!&#8221; Trump said in the post. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Trump&#8217;s transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Biden&#8217;s remarks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On the campaign trail, Trump frequently promised to implement more tariffs, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/tariffs-may-just-start-us-china-disputes-second-trump-term-rcna181249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on China.<\/a> Some economists have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/economy\/tariffs-economists-dont-rcna176164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized the possibility of steep tariffs<\/a>, arguing that the cost would ultimately be passed on to consumers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Trump said <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113557687421746022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113557687421746022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Truth Social<\/a> that he had a &#8220;wonderful conversation&#8221; with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, saying, &#8220;She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But in Sheinbaum&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/trump-mexico-president-sheinbaum-immigration-rcna182119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">account of the conversation<\/a>, she said she noted that Mexico&#8217;s position is &#8220;not to close borders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;In our conversation with President Trump, I explained to him the comprehensive strategy that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon, respecting human rights,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Claudiashein\/status\/1861946615315275962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> she said in Spanish on X<\/a>. \u201cWe reiterate that Mexico\u2019s position is not to close borders but instead build bridges between government and people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustinTrudeau\/status\/1861925560479326529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Wednesday on <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustinTrudeau\/status\/1861925560479326529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> that he had spoken with his country&#8217;s premiers about trade with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">&#8220;Our focus: Canadian jobs, securing the border, and building on our strong partnership with the United States,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/megan-lebowitz-ncpn1275337\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2024_26\/3653107\/240627-megan-lebowitz.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_26\/3653107\/240627-megan-lebowitz.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_26\/3653107\/240627-megan-lebowitz.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/megan-lebowitz-ncpn1275337\">Megan Lebowitz<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/megan_lebowitz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/joe-biden\/mailto:megan.lebowitz@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Megan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\"><span class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--no-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"\/><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\">Tara Prindiville<\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Tara Prindiville is a White House producer for NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hannah Peart<!-- -->, <!-- -->Mike Memoli<!-- --> and <!-- -->Julia Jester<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/joe-biden\/biden-says-trumps-tariff-threat-canada-mexico-counterproductive-rcna182143\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s announcement that he will implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying the comments were &#8220;counterproductive.&#8221; 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