r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 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/Archer1407 1d ago

Trump is going to launch a trade war against California in the next few days.

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u/dorothea63 1d ago

Trump claims to be all about states’ rights when it benefits him (overturning Roe v Wade) but then loves to impose rules and punish states that defy him. Anyone saying they support Trump because they believe in states’ rights is a liar or a fool.

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u/zeromussc 1d ago

Well is trade a federal responsibility in your constitution or not? Because up here in Canada the provinces can do whatever they want to encourage trade and find buyers for their industries, but when it comes to border controls, and related taxes, that's federal and the constitution wouldn't allow our provinces to negotiate any sort of tariff, surtax, or other capital control no matter how much they want to.