Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he is “hopeful” President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on Mexico and Canada won’t take effect.

In a Truth Social post Thursday, Trump said illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the United States at “unacceptable levels” and that import taxes would force other countries to crack down on the trafficking.

Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, said no state “has paid the price more for the invasion over the last four years than Texas.”

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