- Republicans and conservative groups have come out strong against President Donald Trump’s proposed new tariffs.
- GOP Sen. Ben Sasse said the tariffs “will kill American jobs,” while House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office sent out an email Monday tying early stock market declines to tariff concerns.
- Club for Growth, a conservative political action group that favors free markets, called the decision “an affront to economic freedom.”
In a dramatic split from their party’s leader, Republicans and conservative groups have begun targeting with scorched-earth potency President Donald Trump’s decision to introduce new tariffs, arguing that they would be a disaster for the US economy and American workers.
AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan, said Monday that Ryan was asking Trump not to go forward with the new trade measures.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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