Donald Trump Tariffs Quotes

Until Donald Trump upped the ante with the threat of tariffs, Mexico had no respect for Washington, DC. After all the empty threats during the Bush, Obama, and previous administrations, it’s no wonder they believed Donald Trump was bluffing. But on the Friday before Trump’s deadline, with the first 5 percent tariff just three days away and the president leaving for England for a state visit with the royal family, it finally dawned on Mexico that Trump wasn’t bluffing.

Even the ill-gotten billions reaped over decades from extortion, assassinations, and rackets by New York City’s Five Mafia Families pale in comparison to the trillions in economic devastation — from ballooning national debt to household-crushing tariffs — and the deliberate erosion of laws, the Constitution, and democratic institutions inflicted on America by Trump across his terms. This isn’t a U.S. presidency; it’s a mob boss running a criminal enterprise out of the White House.