The presidents tariff threat seemingly motivated Mexico to quit dragging its feet.
The Patriot Post - Thomas Gallatin
Following President Donald Trumps weekend announcement that the U.S. and Mexico had reached an immigration deal averting his tariff threat Democrats and the Leftmedia jumped to spin the narrative as little more than Trump engaging in political grandstanding. They couldnt be more wrong.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bloviated President Trump undermined Americas preeminent leadership role in the world by recklessly threatening to impose tariffs on our close friend and neighbor to the south. Threats and temper tantrums are no way to negotiate foreign policy."
The New York Times sought to diminish Trumps accomplishment by pointing out that much of the deal had been in the works for a while and that Mexico had already agreed to several aspects of it months ago. The Times then speculated that Trumps decision to accept the deal was actually a face-saving way to escape from the political and economic consequences of imposing tariffs on Mexico."
Or maybe Trump was simply holding Mexicos feet to the fire getting our neighbors to quit dragging their feet on what they had agreed to months ago. After May saw 132000 arrests of illegal aliens crossing the border it was clear that Mexico was failing to live up to promises to help stem the migrant crisis. Trumps tariff threat appears to have given Mexican officials the necessary kick in the pants to finally act.
The obvious problem with the Lefts spin is that Trump has not shied away from imposing tariffs. He followed through on his tariff threat against China and has only continued to raise them as he presses Beijing on decades of bad behavior. Why would he be scared to hit Mexico?
But there may be another reason Democrats and the Leftmedia aim to mitigate Trumps victory here. The latest polling shows that a large segment of Americans view immigration as the most important problem facing the nation today. Democrats and much of the mainstream media who have long sought to downplay the border crisis dont want this becoming the major election issue in 2020 as it is a winning issue for Trump.
