President Trump has threatened to increase Mexico’s tariff rate to 30 percent starting Aug. 1, claiming the country hasn’t sufficiently tackled drug cartels.

Alex Witt spoke with New York Times White House Correspondent Tyler Pager about what might be motivating President Trump to impose 30% tariffs on Mexico and the E.U. She also asked him about the President's upcoming announcement about Russia,

President Trump announcing new tariffs of 30% on Mexico and the European Union to start on August 1. European trade ministers are meeting today after pausing their retaliatory tariffs that were supposed to start today.