Democratic governors slam ’Trump tax’ as tariffs go into effect

Governors from a slew of blue states expressed concern that President Donald Trump’s new tariffs against Canada and Mexico will hurt their economies.

The economic sanctions on imports of goods, which the White House argues are necessary to pressure the two countries into doing more to restrict the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants into the United States, went into effect on Tuesday. Canadian energy products are subject to 10% import duties under the new policies that double the Chinese tariffs implemented last month.