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Secretary Rubio reaffirmed the importance of US-Canadian relations and reiterated that the Trump Administration will continue to put Americans' safety and national security first,
said US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce
The president is open to hearing about additional exemptions."
But she added of tariffs
What I’m all about, ... is saving the world from bad sound.”
Chad said
If Russia sees potential for quick military gains from a weakened Ukraine, the incentive for talks will diminish for Moscow,
said Andrew Kramer, our Kyiv bureau chiefI mean, you put on a CD and even dogs leave the room,
he saidAutomakers, battery makers and suppliers are investing billions in American manufacturing and to modernize the industrial base,
said John Bozzella, president of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation
In general, any tariff would have a broad impact on our industry,
Home Depot saidIt is a highly dynamic situation,
said Corrie Sue Barry, CEO of electronics retailer Best Buy, who called price increases "highly likely."If the tariffs do hold, the automotive industry won't be able to adjust overnight,
she saidBut what he's thinking about is which sections of the market that can maybe, maybe, he'll consider giving them relief until we get to, of course, April 2,
Lutnick said
The territory to the immediate south of our border is now dominated entirely by criminal cartels that murder, rape, torture and exercise total control,
he told CongressI told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has convinced me that it has stopped,
Trump wroteWe’re importing about 3 million barrels of Canadian crude a day to the Midwest and Rocky Mountain region,
said Lipow
Where they are in Canada, the world is their oyster,
said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for OPIS
Tariffs are actually — we've had a lot of experience with them — they're an act of war, to some degree,
Buffett said in an interview with CBS NewsThere is no domestic market for the amount of corn, soybeans, wheat, and other agricultural products that we now export in significant quantities,
he said
Exactly how strong our economy is over time has a lot to do with U.S. consumers' comfort with continuing to go out to restaurants and continuing to buy washers and dryers and just that general activity. And a lot of what we’re talking about here is probably going to slow some of that,
said Glynn Tonsor, an agricultural economist at Kansas State UniversityIt is going to do nothing to help with the food inflation in the U.S, ... I don’t see it as sustainable. I don’t find it plausible that corporate folks who surround Trump are going to sit back and allow him to destroy their foreign markets.”
said Timothy Wise, author of “Eating Tomorrow” and expert on agricultural trade between Mexico and the U.SIn the end we want good trade agreements where it benefits us as U.S. producers,
he saidWe estimate the tariffs could lead to a nearly $1,000 per household increase annually in the cost of goods,
said Nationwide Mutual chief economist Kathy Bostjancic