China, Mexico -- He's gonna wreck the economy one way or another.
President Trump tweeted today:
On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,..
....at which time the Tariffs will be removed. Details from the White House to follow.
Screengrab below. He was under pressure not to announce this today, so he announced it today, per White House reporters.
The president, under pressure from some in White House not to announce them tomorrow, announces them today. https://t.co/DmHOYEEc8T https://t.co/zqp7vud567
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 30, 2019
INBOX: @realDonaldTrump is raising taxes on Americans because Mexico isn’t closing its southern borders or taking East Germanyesque measures to keep people from leaving the country. pic.twitter.com/x4HjJAACoK
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) May 30, 2019
Making Arizona and Texas into swing states to own the Mexicans? https://t.co/pp6s2jgSTU
— Nick Riccardi (@NickRiccardi) May 30, 2019
The announcement the President’s advisors were trying to convince him not to make https://t.co/WtsW2YzJr3
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 30, 2019