r/Albuquerque • u/Cloudsleeper11 • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/Relevant_Elevator190 1d ago

U.S. states generally cannot negotiate trade agreements with foreign nations independently; the power to regulate foreign commerce rests with the federal government, specifically Congress and the President.

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u/DaddyRhyno79 1d ago

Isn’t having states determine their own path what this administration was all about?

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u/LazloNibble 1d ago

Not like that!