Did @ford forget the rare earth extortion already? BYD is the latest predatory pricing kid on the block. Aim is to control global EV production--@tesla will be a footnote if this keeps up.
@cspan@SenJohnKennedy@howardlutnick A better argument is that Vietnam is a non-market economy and the distortions arising from Vietnam's non-market economic practices are hurting U.S. businesses, keeping the playing field tilted against the United States, suppressing our wages, and distorting our economy.
@Cecil92744642 Actually there is. Tariff money, if imposed, will go to states to help them offset fentanyl related costs. But weโre not asking for tariffs if China stops fentanyl shipments.
@feet_N_liberty@PacingJouska Actually, weโre not asking for tariffs per se. Weโre asking USTR to use its authority to press China to stop its exports of illicit fentanyl.
@LTGHRMcMaster Thank you for flagging this issue. The U.S. needs to get its act together on securing the industrial base now. Time is about to run out.