Canada and China say the fentanyl crisis is just a pretext for Trump's new tariffs
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Officials in Canada and China are blasting the Trump administration for using illegal street fentanyl as justification for new trade tariffs that go into effect today.
In a statement, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Trump's criticism "unjustified," noting that fentanyl seizures at the U.S. northern border have dropped to "near-zero."
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