Trump trade wars give Democrats whiplash in messaging battle

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President Donald Trump’s roller-coaster Monday of looming trade threats had Democrats on their heels trying to land their defense of two of America’s biggest trading partners.

Democrats started Monday armed with a strategy that Trump’s planned tariffs on Mexico and Canada would jack up the price of guacamole and beer in time for the Super Bowl this Sunday, dubbing the tariffs “Trump’s Super Bowl tax.”

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