The man likely to be named the United States’ chief trade negotiator argued Thursday that President Donald Trump’s tariff threat against Canada is about fentanyl trafficking.
Jamieson Greer, Trump’s choice for U.S. trade representative, told his Senate confirmation hearing that America doesn’t want to see another fentanyl death. Greer added it looks like Canada and Mexico have come to the table.
On Monday, Trump paused his executive order to impose 25 percent across-the-board tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian imports, with a lower 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy. He has linked the duties to what he calls the illegal flow of people and fentanyl across the borders….