Cheeto won AZ, right? So why is he trying to hurt AZ with his tariffs?

Geez, when I started researching this post, I was only thinking the number of people with Mexican ancestry in Arizona (2.3 millions Hispanic people in AZ, with 84% of them having some Mexican ancestry or the number of snowbird who migrate here from Canada,

From The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) -

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From KNXV (Phoenix Channel 15), written by Garrett Archer, emphasis theirs -

Data: What products does Arizona trade with Mexico and Canada

From January to November of 2024 Arizona companies made over $24 billion of trade with Mexico and Canada.

Mexico is by far, the state’s largest trading partner with census data showing $10.6 billion worth of imports passing through customs to Arizona as well as $8.2 billion in exports. Canada, the state’s second largest trading partner does $5 billion in trade with Arizona, which is split evenly between imports and exports.