Senate Majority Leader John Thune has expressed his support for President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada as a measure to combat fentanyl trafficking. He is urging his colleagues to oppose a resolution that seeks to terminate the president's emergency declaration. Although the Senate plans to vote on this resolution aimed at revoking Trump’s tariff powers on Canadian imports, the outcome is primarily symbolic, as House GOP leadership is preventing such resolutions from being advanced.
Thune contends that ending the emergency declaration would enable drug cartels to shift their focus to trafficking through the northern border and underscores the necessity of addressing fentanyl from all fronts. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich intends to eliminate tariffs on U.S. imports to enhance economic relations with the United States, despite facing opposition from farmers.