Gavin Bade
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Canada and Mexico have basically said, tell us what you want us to do on this and we will do it, right? They've set up new fentanyl and migration working groups. And, you know, the administration all throughout last week was pretty publicly optimistic, right? You heard Caroline Leavitt, the press secretary, say, you know, Mexico's making some great progress on migration.
Canada and Mexico have basically said, tell us what you want us to do on this and we will do it, right? They've set up new fentanyl and migration working groups. And, you know, the administration all throughout last week was pretty publicly optimistic, right? You heard Caroline Leavitt, the press secretary, say, you know, Mexico's making some great progress on migration.
Canada and Mexico have basically said, tell us what you want us to do on this and we will do it, right? They've set up new fentanyl and migration working groups. And, you know, the administration all throughout last week was pretty publicly optimistic, right? You heard Caroline Leavitt, the press secretary, say, you know, Mexico's making some great progress on migration.
And, you know, we're having good talks with Canada as well.
And, you know, we're having good talks with Canada as well.
And, you know, we're having good talks with Canada as well.
There were a lot of U.S. industries, especially like the automotive industry, which does a ton of trade with Canada and Mexico, who had been begging him to put an exemptions process into this, basically a process to get a carve out from the tariffs.
There were a lot of U.S. industries, especially like the automotive industry, which does a ton of trade with Canada and Mexico, who had been begging him to put an exemptions process into this, basically a process to get a carve out from the tariffs.
There were a lot of U.S. industries, especially like the automotive industry, which does a ton of trade with Canada and Mexico, who had been begging him to put an exemptions process into this, basically a process to get a carve out from the tariffs.
They were saying, look, we have continental supply chains that we have put in place because of the trade deal that you negotiated with Canada and Mexico in your first term, the so-called U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement that replaced NAFTA. We made our supply chain, said the automotive industry, according to that deal that you negotiated and signed.
They were saying, look, we have continental supply chains that we have put in place because of the trade deal that you negotiated with Canada and Mexico in your first term, the so-called U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement that replaced NAFTA. We made our supply chain, said the automotive industry, according to that deal that you negotiated and signed.
They were saying, look, we have continental supply chains that we have put in place because of the trade deal that you negotiated with Canada and Mexico in your first term, the so-called U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement that replaced NAFTA. We made our supply chain, said the automotive industry, according to that deal that you negotiated and signed.
So at least the cars that we make that are compliant with that deal, please make them exempt from these tariffs. Trump said, no, thanks. I would rather hit all of the automotive consumers with tariffs, all the automotive companies with tariffs.
So at least the cars that we make that are compliant with that deal, please make them exempt from these tariffs. Trump said, no, thanks. I would rather hit all of the automotive consumers with tariffs, all the automotive companies with tariffs.
So at least the cars that we make that are compliant with that deal, please make them exempt from these tariffs. Trump said, no, thanks. I would rather hit all of the automotive consumers with tariffs, all the automotive companies with tariffs.
We have not heard as much from the Chinese government yet. I think they are playing their cards very, very close to the chest. By contrast, Canada and Mexico have had a much more forceful response.
We have not heard as much from the Chinese government yet. I think they are playing their cards very, very close to the chest. By contrast, Canada and Mexico have had a much more forceful response.
We have not heard as much from the Chinese government yet. I think they are playing their cards very, very close to the chest. By contrast, Canada and Mexico have had a much more forceful response.
There's a lot of U.S. products that flow south of the border into Mexico as well. So, you know, and I think like thinking about your grocery store list, like a lot of that stuff is going to be impacted by the tariffs Trump put into place on Mexico.
There's a lot of U.S. products that flow south of the border into Mexico as well. So, you know, and I think like thinking about your grocery store list, like a lot of that stuff is going to be impacted by the tariffs Trump put into place on Mexico.