Republicans Are Back to Taking Trump Seriously, Not Literally, on Tariffs

There’s a lot of uncertainty around Trump’s trade policy. “Uncertainty is the enemy of investment,” one executive at a Texas economic development organization told NOTUS.

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Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after calling for a blanket 25% tariff on products from Canada and Mexico. Sipa USA via AP

The game of deciphering the difference between what Donald Trump says and what Trump means is already afoot with his call to raise tariffs against two of the country’s most important trading partners.

It’s a threat, not a promise, Republicans told NOTUS.

“What Trump is really saying is that illegal immigration is a priority for me and for our nation, and he is going to act quickly and he is going to take very serious actions to get the failed leadership of Biden on illegal immigration policy back under control,” South Texas Rep. Monica De La Cruz told NOTUS.