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War in the wake of the presidents new tariffs on steel and aluminum to canada, mexico, and the european union. the u.s. allies denounced the move and vowed retaliation. canadian prime minister justin trudeau blasted the tariffs as totally unacceptable. >> this is not about the american people. we have to believe that at some point common sense will prevail. but we see no sign of that in this action today by the u.s. administration. >> reporter: the trump tariffs were also condemned by the conser...

Tax cuts and deregulation. but his escalating trade war puts that at risk. he aspires to be ronald reagan, but his tariff folly echoes of herbert hoover. so much for "the wall street journals" support, joe. >> well its ben sasse talking about make america 1929 again, a great statement. and jon heilemann before we go to break, talk about the politics of this. who does he -- who does he think hes helping? does he think this is going to help him win in pennsylvania and wisconsin again? >> i think h...