Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) defended President-elect Trump's threat to impose 25% tariffs on all goods from key U.S. allies Canada and Mexico, saying the move called for “immediate” action. It was pointed out that it caused
“I have to say that when we saw the threat of tariffs on Mexico and Canada, we took immediate action,” he told Major Garrett. CBS News' “Face the Nation” on sunday.
“We've seen the president of Mexico stand up and promise to work with the president of the United States, President Trump, to secure our border,” Cruz added. “This is about using leverage to get Mexico and Canada to work together.”
He also blamed Biden and Democrats for the situation at the border.
“On behalf of Texas, we have been under invasion for four years on our southern border,” Cruz said. “Tell me, Major. Why didn't Joe Biden do this? Why didn't Joe Biden actually stand up and use force to protect our border? And why? Because Joe Biden and the Democrats wanted this invasion to happen.''
Cruz's comments came after President Trump announced last week that he would impose a 25% tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico and increase tariffs on China in an executive order he is expected to sign on day one. .
The same week, President Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on countries that tried to undervalue the U.S. dollar, saying, “You can go find another 'suck!'”
