Canada is a huge gateway for precursor chemicals for drugs. Now it’s Fentanyl but before it was for MDMD (Molly) so they have a clear and known issue here. Plus oddly enough Canada is the gateways for Indian illegal immigrants into the US. The northern border has been a quietly growing issue.

Mexico has had the cartels shoot at people in the US for years. In El Paso they have hit both pregnant and other US civilians before and the violence hasn’t gone down. I mean if the US shot into Mexico they would have a meltdown but they shoot into the US and at our people and expect nothing to happen. Well now it is.

From what I've heard, it's border related in both cases. He wants improved border security.

I do wonder if there's another element of getting people used to high tariff rates, as a precursor to moving away from income taxes and towards tariffs/excise. Obviously, heavy tariffs on our main trade partners are the only feasible ways to generate that kind of revenue.