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On the one hand, Trump and the Republicans are taking away vital services, ... and then at the same time, with the other side of the pincer, they’re squeezing them by creating higher prices.”
This U.S. car company told me they actually thought foreign car companies would benefit more than they would, because if you send it over here, you pay one tariff, whereas these guys are getting hit on each part that is going over,
If we go into a recession, particularly a bad recession, 2026 in all likelihood, politically would be a bloodbath,
he said of the Republicans' race in the 2026 midterm elections One of my biggest concerns is we should be distinguishing between allies and our adversaries and not treating them the same way,
The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country's going to boom. And the rest of the world wants to see, is there any way they can make a deal. They've taken advantage of us for many, many years. And many years we've been at the wrong side of the ball and I'll tell you what, I think it's going to be unbelievable."
Make no mistake: Goods made in America will be more expensive to manufacture and, ultimately, for consumers to purchase, with higher broad-based tariffs,
The fact is, the vast majority of fentanyl in America comes from the southern border, ... not Canada
Collins said on the Senate floor It was an operation, like when a patient gets operated on and it's a big thing. I said this would exactly be the way it is. We have six or seven trillion dollars coming into our country and we've never seen anything like it."
To the people of the Great States of Kentucky, Alaska, and Maine, please contact these Senators and get them to FINALLY adhere to Republican Values and Ideals. They have been extremely difficult to deal with and, unbelievably disloyal to hardworking Majority Leader John Thune, and the Republican Party itself."
Trump blasted the four Republicans who voted to roll back his Canada tariffs and urged them to "get on the Republican bandwagon," writing on Truth Social They don't have time, so we've got to be crisp on this implementation,
the North Carolina senator added While not all Canadian trade practices are fair, I'm keenly aware of the negative impacts in store for Alaskan families and businesses should tariffs drive up the costs of essential goods,
Murkowski wrote on X, formerly Twitter In Alaska ... we share more than 1,538 miles of border with Canada,
the Republican senator added Anyone who says there may be a little bit of pain before we get things right need to talk to my farmers who are one crop away from bankruptcy."
Tillis also warned of the consequences of Trump's tariffs, telling CNN Tariffs have also led to political decimation,
Tariffs don't punish foreign governments. They punish American families. When we tax imports, we raise the price of everything—from groceries to smartphones to washing machines to prescription drugs."
The Kentucky senator joined McConnell, Collins and Murkowski in voting with Democrats to reverse some of the tariffs on Canada and wrote on X after the vote The president isn’t guided by the market, but of course he watches it like everyone else,
a Republican political adviser to Trump told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid discussing West Wing deliberations It was his first administration that caused [manufacturers] to move from China to Vietnam,
We face a highly uncertain outlook with elevated risks of both higher unemployment and higher inflation,
He is always ‘late,’ but he could now change his image, and quickly,
Trump wrote on Truth Social The problem is, it’s the president’s view and it’s not widely shared,
said the executive close to the White House of Trump’s commitment to lowering trade deficits