(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Republican Congressman Zach Nunn says he’s supportive of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. Nunn says he thinks the tariffs will help stop the flow of illegal fentanyl into the country.  “I think that tariffs are the best way to go after them, in a non-violent manner, but a very specific way to hold these bad actors accountable,” Nunn says. But Nunn says he agrees with Republican Senator Chuck Grassley’s concern that farmers should be exempt from some of the tariffs. Iowa farmers import much of their fertilizer from Canada.

“The U-S has done a phenomenal job of helping to both feed and fuel the world, and when it comes to countries tariffing food, that’s something that we should be looking at where America has been a source for good,” he says. Critics of Trump’s tariffs say they will hurt American jobs and the economy. The tariffs on Mexico have already been put on hold after the country agreed to send additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.