Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, poked fun at President Donald Trump's "golden age" of economic prosperity after announcing new tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China. (Reuters)
"President Trump kickstarted a golden age of higher costs for American families with his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico," Schumer said Monday on the Senate floor. "Two of our four biggest trading partners by issuing his tariffs. Donald Trump is yet again rigging the game for his billionaire friends, while doing nothing to lower costs for American families."
"The Trump tariffs will make gas prices go up, and we should not listen at all to Donald Trump when he says it's about stopping fentanyl," Schumer said. "That's nonsense. There are other ways to stop fentanyl without making inflation worse and raising costs on the American family."
Additionally, Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced legislation Thursday that would increase legislative branch oversight before imposing new tariffs. Specifically, the legislation would require the president to brief Congress on tariff proposals and impacts on the U.S. economy and foreign policy interests.
The measure, known as the Stopping Tariffs on Allies and Bolstering Legislative Exercise of (STABLE) Trade Policy Act, also would require approval from Congress before executing any new tariffs on U.S. allies or other free trade agreement partners.
The tariffs were being imposed due to an "unprecedented invasion of illegal fentanyl that is killing American citizens," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Jan. 31, 2025.
Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke on Monday, resulting in the postponement of the tariffs against Mexico for one month. Additionally, Sheinbaum promised to dispatch 10,000 troops to the U.S.–Mexico border.
Likewise, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled plans for a $1.3 billion border plan, requiring reinforcements at the border with "new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl."
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"Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border," Trudeau said in a social media post on X on Monday.
While Trudeau initially unveiled plans for Canada's own 25% tariffs on up to $155 billion in U.S. imports on items such as fruit and alcohol. But Trudeau said Sunday the tariffs were on pause for at least 30 more days amid negotiations with the U.S.
Trudeau also said that "we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering."
Fox News’ Brooke Singman and Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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