{"id":2398447,"date":"2025-02-03T19:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T00:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trade-wars-give-democrats-whiplash-in-messaging-battle-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T19:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T00:46:06","slug":"trump-trade-wars-give-democrats-whiplash-in-messaging-battle-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trade-wars-give-democrats-whiplash-in-messaging-battle-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump trade wars give Democrats whiplash in messaging battle &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-trade-wars-give-democrats-whiplash-in-messaging-battle-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses the political fallout surrounding President Donald TrumpS recent trade threats against Mexico and Canada. \u200bInitially, Democrats aimed to frame\u200b Trump\u2019s\u200b proposed \u2063tariffs as detrimental to American consumers, calling them \u201cTrump\u2019s Super Bowl tax,\u201d due to potential price increases \u2063for popular items like guacamole \u200band beer ahead\u2062 of the Super Bowl. Though, shortly after\u200b launching this strategy, Trump announced a \u200ddeal with Mexico and canada \u200cto delay the\u200c implementation \u2063of \u200dthe tariffs, citing negotiations aimed at addressing border security\u2064 issues, including the flow of\u200d fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats expressed frustration, emphasizing that the ongoing trade threats remain a significant concern \u200dfor American families\u2062 and small\u2062 businesses. Senate Minority Leader Chuck \u200bSchumer\u200b warned that tariffs would ultimately hurt\u2064 the \u200beconomy and increase \u200bcosts for everyday\u2062 consumers, pointing to \u200cstudies estimating that tariffs\u200b coudl cost families over $1,200 annually. \u2062Other Democratic leaders criticized Trump for distracting attention from\u200b more \u200dpressing adversaries like China and \u2062failing to \u200breduce\u2062 living\u2063 costs,which they equate with his campaign\u200c promises.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast,\u2064 the White House and \u2063Republican supporters viewed the\u2063 delay as \u200da \u200caccomplished negotiation tactic by Trump, with some claiming the president&#8217;s actions showed effective leadership in international relations. Democrats, though, \u2064maintained that \u2064Trump shoudl not receive credit for a situation that \u2063should \u200dhave been avoided altogether. \u200dThe article highlights the ongoing\u200b tension\u2064 between the two parties regarding trade policies and their implications \u2062for American consumers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump trade wars give Democrats whiplash in messaging battle<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1973694\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Donald Trump\">President Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s roller-coaster Monday of looming trade threats had Democrats on their heels trying to land their defense of two of America&rsquo;s biggest trading partners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats started Monday armed with a strategy that Trump&rsquo;s planned tariffs on Mexico and Canada would jack up the price of guacamole and beer in time for the Super Bowl this Sunday, dubbing the tariffs &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s Super Bowl tax.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But just as soon as Democrats found their footing, Trump announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3308533\/white-house-delays-tariffs-mexico-border-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"deal with Mexico\">deal with Mexico<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3309313\/canada-dodges-trump-tariffs-with-border-commitments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"then Canada\">then Canada<\/a> to back away from the planned 25% tariffs that would have kicked in at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Trump said he had a &ldquo;friendly&rdquo; conversation with Mexican President&nbsp;Claudia Sheinbaum and attributed the delay to her promise to send troops &ldquo;specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants&rdquo; into the country, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1886456105372459141\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">post<\/a> on social media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Trump also agreed to a 30-day pause to implementing a &ldquo;$1.3 billion border plan&rdquo; including appointing a &ldquo;fentanyl czar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I just had a good call with President Trump. Canada is implementing our $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-dodges-trump-tariffs-with-border-commitments\/\" title=\"... dodges Trump ... with ... commitments\">3 billion border plan &#038;mdash<\/a>; reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau\/status\/1886529228193022429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tariffs\">tariffs<\/a> on international goods would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-sen-portman-slams-biden-infrastructure-plan-as-wrong-approach\/\" title=\"GOP Sen. Portman slams Biden infrastructure plan as \u2018wrong approach\u2019\">hurt working families<\/a> and small businesses even after the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3308533\/white-house-delays-tariffs-mexico-border-security\/\">said it would delay<\/a> tariffs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mexico<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Canada\">Canada<\/a> for at least a month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Luckily for the American people, Trump has backed off his tariffs,&rdquo; Schumer said on a press call on Monday afternoon. &ldquo;But, make no mistake about it, Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">trade threats aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t going away and they&rsquo;d be a disaster for American families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the White House and GOP allies celebrated the delay on Canadian and Mexican tariffs as a triumph of Trump&rsquo;s negotiating skills, continuing a pattern from last week when a tariff threat on Colombia also produced concessions. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Art of the Deal is back,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reptroynehls\/status\/1886447457435049991?s=46&amp;t=vgOs3L9Jdw1koLNS5Z1G3g\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX). &ldquo;This is how world leaders solve problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump celebrated the Mexico and Canadian announcements as a victory for &ldquo;FAIRNESS FOR ALL!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats said Trump deserves no credit for pausing a trade war that should have never happened.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump is dangling the Arizona economy off a cliff just so he can take credit for something Canada was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-safety-canada\/news\/2024\/12\/government-of-canada-announces-its-plan-to-strengthen-border-security-and-our-immigration-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">already doing<\/a>&nbsp;and something Mexico has done in the past,&rdquo; said Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). &ldquo;He&rsquo;s backing down for now, but as long as President Trump&rsquo;s tariffs hang over our economy, it&rsquo;s going to hurt Arizona businesses and workers and make families pay more at the grocery store and the gas pump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump relied on an emergency declaration to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3308119\/canadian-officials-decry-trump-tariffs-president-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">25% tariffs<\/a> on imports from Mexico and Canada and 10% on all imports from China, citing fentanyl and border concerns. Trump said Sunday on social media that Americans could feel &ldquo;some pain&rdquo; from the emerging trade war, but &ldquo;it will all be worth the price that must be paid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer pointed to an <a href=\"https:\/\/budgetlab.yale.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-01\/The%20Economic%20and%20Fiscal%20Effects%20of%20the%20Trump%20Administration_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">estimate<\/a> from the nonpartisan Budget Lab at Yale University, which found the tariffs would cost the average American household as much as $1,200 each year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Monday, Democrats made the point tariffs would increase the price of Super Bowl party staples this Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>The Department of Agriculture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas.usda.gov\/data\/mexico-avocado-annual-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reports<\/a> about 90% of all avocados eaten in the U.S. come from Mexico, which totals $2.7 billion in imports during 2024. Trade numbers show Mexico accounted for 91% of total U.S. fresh tomato imports in 2023. The country also accounts for 77% of total U.S. fresh vegetable imports in the year 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/amber-waves\/2021\/november\/u-s-fresh-vegetable-imports-from-mexico-and-canada-continue-to-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to trade data.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If these tariffs go through, they&rsquo;ll be felt everywhere, from your grocery store to the gas pump to local businesses, even your upcoming Super Bowl party, because, of course, beer and guacamole are two of the biggest things consumed at the Super Bowl party, and they come from Mexico,&rdquo; Schumer said late on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats stressed that the White House should be solely focusing on adversaries like China instead of attacking other allies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead of trying to target China and bad actors specifically, Trump is &hellip; maximizing the harm that regular Americans are going to suffer because he has no plan or strategy,&rdquo; said Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Klobuchar pointed to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who aired his concerns about Trump&rsquo;s trade war <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/60Minutes\/status\/1886205528864346355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on<\/a> CBS&rsquo;s <em>60 Minutes<\/em> over the weekend, claiming, &ldquo;It will drive the cost of everything up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t always quote Sen. McConnell on a Democratic call, but I will. He said it will be paid for by American consumers. Slapping these taxes on families while planning more massive tax cuts for billionaires and corporations is not how you strengthen our economy,&rdquo; Klobuchar added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Monday that Trump and the GOP are not living up to the campaign promise of lowering costs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They promised to lower the high cost of living, but have done nothing to lower costs in the United States of America. Nothing,&rdquo; Jeffries said, adding that &ldquo;life is already too expensive in the United States of America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1973694\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1973694\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s trade threats leave Democrats scrambling for responses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2398448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/020325_DEMS_TRUMP_DOGE-1-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,16409,47047,3634],"class_list":["post-2398447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-messaging","tag-trade-wars","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/020325_DEMS_TRUMP_DOGE-1-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398447"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398451,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398447\/revisions\/2398451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}