Republican strategist: Tariffs shield US market

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Republican strategist Scottie Nell Hughes says Trump’s tariffs may hurt consumers short-term but will ultimately protect and strengthen US production. #TrumpTariffs

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00:00and just ask you to pick up on what Sir Gerald said there, and ask you why President Trump is so sure

00:06that these tariffs are going to herald the dawning of a golden age for the U.S. economy.

00:11Well, I have to agree with my colleague. He is correct. It is going to probably create some short-term pain,

00:16especially on those items that we do import. I mean, let's remember, the focus of these tariffs are on finished goods,

00:22not the raw materials and the components that we need to build here.

00:27You know, I think this is going to protect domestic production and supply chains.

00:31It's not going to disrupt them. But that doesn't mean that the American consumer,

00:34who is already hurting from the previous administration, is not going to feel some pain.

00:39And there is going to be some backlash to the Trump administration.

00:41But yesterday, we saw something very historical in the United States.

00:44The autoworkers unions, who have been traditionally far left, have always supported Democrat candidates,

00:50giving a standing ovation, wearing hats, on the Rose Garden, applauding a Republican candidate, a Republican president.

00:57I mean, actually cheering him on louder than the Republican senators, who were sitting there probably

01:03a little bit worried about their own back pockets that have been padded for so long.

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