A CNN panel got heated Monday after Republican strategist Scott Jennings explained how President Donald Trump used the threat of tariffs to make deals with Mexico and Canada over border security and fentanyl.
Trump signed proclamations to levy 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada Saturday to address border security and fentanyl before reaching deals with both countries to delay the tariff for 30 days. Jennings pointed out to CNN analyst Bakari Sellers and Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell that the tariffs were not levied. (RELATED: ‘A Little Bit Of Political Oversight’: Former Biden Aides Get Angsty After Scott Jennings Defends Trump Grant Freeze)
“No tariffs were levied. None were levied. Zero,” Jennings said, with Sellers replying, “But it’s the uncertainty and the chaos.”
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“It’s one day!” Jennings shot back, with Rampell claiming, “Trump is…
