Stock Market Reels as Trump Doubles Down on Mexico Threats

By CCN: The stock market is continuing to plunge. That’s because of the U.S.’ whipsaw approach to trade negotiations. Just yesterday, Vice President Pence visited Canada to promote the new USMCA trade deal which is set to replace NAFTA. He assured folks that Congress would vote for its approval this summer. It seems he forgot to check in with his boss, though. Trump launched a bombshell on the stock market later that evening. On Twitter, he declared that the U.S. will slap Mexico with a new tariff unless they slow the flood of undocumented migrants. Administration backers claim this is

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