Sorry, Kamala Harris and Mitch McConnell: Trump Is Right on Tariffs

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Sorry, Kamala Harris and Mitch McConnell: Trump Is Right on Tariffs
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Despite widespread support for tariffs among American voters, many career Republican politicians still oppose this vital policy tool.

It's been a big week for tariffs in the U.S. Former President Donald Trump promised to slap a 200 percent tariff on John Deere products if the company went through with a plan to move production to Mexico. The former President has also committed to a blanket 20 percent tariff on all imports.

While McConnell touts exports as the key to economic success, he conveniently ignores that America's trade deficit has ballooned over the years, largely because imports have replaced American-made products.McConnell's home state of Kentucky bragged about record exports—$40 billion in 2023—but also saw record imports. This trade imbalance hurts American workers, including his own constituents.

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