(Portland, OR) -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon says foreign leaders are laughing at President Trump over his tariff tactics. Wyden spoke on the issue during a media conference call yesterday. The lawmaker says the leaders of Mexico and Canada, quote, "proved they can make him back off his threats by making fake promises." Wyden says Mexico "threw out a number because they know all Trump really wants is a headline." Wyden adds that the tariffs are a tax on Americans that will raise the cost of living for the average U.S. family by about 12-hundred dollars this year.