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Donald Trump: “I'm putting the tariffs in place, in part, to pressure the countries into stopping undocumented immigrants and fentanyl.”

On the recordMarch 4, 2025
I'm putting the tariffs in place, in part, to pressure the countries into stopping undocumented immigrants and fentanyl.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump justifies tariffs as a means to combat immigration and drug trafficking.

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