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Rep. Jamie Raskin Criticizes Trump’s Canada Tariffs During Judiciary Committee Hearing
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Core Event
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing in September, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the committee’s ranking member, used his turn to attack President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods. Raskin entered two articles into the record—a Yahoo News piece dated March 11, 2025 and a Politico story dated June 30, 2026—to illustrate Trump’s shifting stance on the trade agreement he once praised.
Background & Context
The administration’s recent tariffs, imposed amid what Raskin called Trump’s “inscrutable, impenetrable fury,” have raised 50 percent duties on a broad range of Canadian imports, prompting retaliatory boycotts of U.S. businesses in Canada.
Data & Statistics
- Canada has been one of the United States’ top two trading partners for a decade and was the leading destination for U.S. exports in 2024.
- It ranked as the third-largest source of U.S. imports.
- Raskin cited that the two nations have exchanged over $30 billion in U.S. agricultural products (cereals, pasta, fresh vegetables, ethanol) and over $40 billion in Canadian farm goods, energy products, and automobiles.
Official Statements & Responses
Raskin argued that the administration’s approach “personalizes” the trade dispute, diverting attention from its impact on American workers, consumers, and businesses. persons inadmissible or deportable. Raskin also noted that the tariffs have led Canadian officials to deny visits for their families to Disney World and Disneyland.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Trump Now Hates His Own Trade Deal, But He’ll Have A Hard Time Killing It.” — Rep. Jamie Raskin
- “He declared at the time, of course, the greatest trade deal ever signed,” — Rep. Jamie Raskin
- “We don’t know where it comes from,” — Rep. Jamie Raskin
- “Donald Trump has thrown a monkey wrench into the whole thing,” — Rep. Jamie Raskin