With Canada the focus of his rhetoric and tariff threats, Washington state border communities are watching with a range of concerns as president-elect Donald Trump takes office next week.
In the lead-up to his inauguration, Trump has threatened tariffs against Canada and told a news conference he’s looking to use “economic force” to “get rid” of the border between the two countries.
In Blaine, Wash., just south of White Rock, Mayor Mary Lou Steward says her community benefits from Canadian visitors and the dollars they bring with them.
She says Trump’s bellicosity toward Canada has some in the community concerned.
“[Canadians] come down, and they eat at our restaurants, they pick up their …