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Despite decrying President Trump’s threats to impose escalating tariffs on goods from Mexico, CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News were forced Thursday to admit the tactic appeared to be working as intended. But that didn’t stop them from continuing to whine anyway.
NBC anchor Lester Holt led into the story by remarking that “there are new signs of progress in the high-stakes trade talks between the U.S. and Mexico as we are days away from the U.S. imposing a tax on all Mexican goods.”
“It is the latest threat in President Trump's growing trade war and experts warned Americans will pay a price,” he then chided.
As he began his report, correspondent Tom Costello echoed Holt’s announcement that “progress” was being made. “A potential compromise would include Mexico deploying 6,000 troops to its border with Guatemala to stem the flow of Central American migrants,” he reported.
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