Staff Reports
President Trump is once again proving why America needs tough, no-nonsense leadership on trade and border security. He just pushed a fierce 90-day tariff deal with Mexico that keeps the heat turned up on cartel-backed fentanyl, steel, aluminum, copper, and even cars. Meanwhile, the Biden administration continues to fumble with weak border policies and blessings for the drug cartels’ cash flow. This deal sends a loud and clear message: America will not play patty-cake with countries that refuse to secure our borders or stamp out the poison flooding our streets.
The tariffs are bold and necessary. A 25 percent tariff on fentanyl coming across the border? Yes, please. Add steep levies on automobiles and industrial metals, and Mexico is forced to feel the sting for carrying water for drug cartels. While liberals whine about “trade wars,” Trump’s administration understands that economic muscle is the best weapon to fight illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and Mexico’s chronic failure to get serious on border enforcement. That’s the kind of hardball globalism the left claims to hate but refuses to play.
The latest move also cracks down on cartel-linked banks moving filthy drug money into Chinese labs and global markets. Targeting Mexican financial institutions laundering millions for narcotraffickers shows real grit, not the timid sanctions and political correctness favored by Democrats. This isn’t about “diplomatic niceties,” it’s about protecting American families and industries from the fallout of Mexican cartels running rampant. Progressives love to talk tough on crime until it actually demands action. Then they hide behind bureaucracy and excuses.
Trump Strikes 90-Day Tariff Deal with Mexico on Fentanyl, Steel, Copper https://t.co/oIFGcTHzRo via @BreitbartNews
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Now, Mexico’s weak response is predictable. Their president complains about “lack of evidence” while her country’s own banking regulators are forced to seize cartel-linked institutions. It’s pure hypocrisy to deny the brutal cartel influence while Mexico’s economy and politics are overrun by drug lords and violent crime. Yet Biden and his allies want us to believe this is just a “complex issue” that requires patience and understanding. No. It is a border crisis meeting a trade war — and America needs leaders ready to fight it with every tool at their disposal.
This 90-day tariff extension isn’t just another temporary band-aid. It is a direct challenge to the corrupt cartel infrastructure and a warning to any foreign power or criminal enterprise looking to undermine American sovereignty. If Trump and his team don’t shake Mexico awake with tariffs and sanctions, who will? The weak Biden administration? The globalist elites cozy with China and cartels? No thanks. America First means putting our country, our workers, and our families ahead of politically correct nonsense and foreign exploiters. Now, the only question is: how much longer are we going to tolerate open borders and drug cartels cashing in on our pain?
