Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Wednesday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, telling reporters that “almost every industry in Kentucky has come to me and said, ‘It will hurt our industry and push up prices of homes, cars.'”
“I’m going to continue to argue against tariffs,” Paul said. “I hope they will not go into place, and I hope they won’t force a recession, but already they’re talking about exemptions because even the people for them realize there are real problems with tariffs.”
Trump on Feb. 1 signed executive orders on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. Since then, he retreated on some measures only to later reaffirm them and back off again.
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