Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) defended President-elect Trump’s threat to impose steep 25 percent tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico — two key U.S. allies — pointing out that the remark produced “immediate” action.
“I got to say, you look at the threat of tariffs against Mexico and Canada, immediately has produced action,” he told Major Garrett on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
“We’ve seen the president of Mexico stand up and promise that she is going to work hand-in-hand with the president of the United States, President Trump, to secure the border,” Cruz added. “This is about using leverage to get Mexico and Canada to cooperate.”
He also blamed Biden and Democrats for the situation at the border.
“I’ll tell you, representing Texas, we’ve seen four years of an invasion at our southern border,” Cruz said. “Let me ask you, Major. Why hasn’t Joe Biden done this? Why hasn’t Joe Biden actually stood up and used leverage to secure the border? And the reason is, Joe Biden and the Democrats wanted this invasion to happen.”
Cruz’s remarks come after Trump announced last week that he will impose 25 percent tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico and ramp up tariffs on China with an executive order he plans to sign on Day 1.
In the same week, Trump threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on countries that try to undervalue the U.S. dollar, saying they can “go find another ‘sucker!'”
