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Schumer: ‘Donald Trump’s Trade War Is Playing Russian Roulette with the American Economy’ (clip)
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U.S. Senate
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Chuck Schumer

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U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

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04/01/2025 12:11 pm
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Schumer Well Mr President ░░░░░░░░ week Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ to take a sledgehammer ░░░░░░░░ the American economy by ░░░░░░░░ a tsunami of tariffs ░░░░░░░░ all sorts of goods ░░░░░░░░ purchase every day A ░░░░░░░░ of tariffs Let s ░░░░░░░░ clear Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ are a tax hike ░░░░░░░░ American families The average ░░░░░░░░ families will have to ░░░░░░░░ for groceries gas everyday ░░░░░░░░ et cetera will go ░░░░░░░░ by thousands thousands of ░░░░░░░░ a year out of ░░░░░░░░ working people s pockets ░░░░░░░░ pay for these tariffs ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has the ░░░░░░░░ to call his trade ░░░░░░░░ to call his trade ░░░░░░░░ Liberation Day That makes ░░░░░░░░ much sense as calling ░░░░░░░░ layoff notice a promotion ░░░░░░░░ The Trump Administration clearly ░░░░░░░░ no strategy or goal ░░░░░░░░ their tariffs One minute ░░░░░░░░ say the tariffs will ░░░░░░░░ to more people buying ░░░░░░░░ made goods but Peter ░░░░░░░░ said yesterday tariffs will ░░░░░░░░ raise trillions in revenue ░░░░░░░░ is a total contradiction ░░░░░░░░ can t use tariffs ░░░░░░░░ both raise revenue and ░░░░░░░░ jobs back The only ░░░░░░░░ you raise that much ░░░░░░░░ revenue is if Americans ░░░░░░░░ that much for goods ░░░░░░░░ abroad and that means ░░░░░░░░ will hurt most Donald ░░░░░░░░ knows his plan will ░░░░░░░░ costs surging He said ░░░░░░░░ hopes automakers raise their ░░░░░░░░ Spoken like a true ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump saying I ░░░░░░░░ automakers will raise their ░░░░░░░░ OK Mr And Mrs ░░░░░░░░ Mr And Mrs Average ░░░░░░░░ Family Donald Trump wants ░░░░░░░░ to pay more while ░░░░░░░░ s giving tax cuts ░░░░░░░░ billionaires Senate Republicans where ░░░░░░░░ they Always they just ░░░░░░░░ along with whatever Trump ░░░░░░░░ no matter how idiotic ░░░░░░░░ Republicans should be shouting ░░░░░░░░ the rooftops to get ░░░░░░░░ president to reverse course ░░░░░░░░ tariffs People in red ░░░░░░░░ will be especially impacted ░░░░░░░░ farmers to small businesses ░░░░░░░░ should be swarming the ░░░░░░░░ floor with statements calling ░░░░░░░░ the president to change ░░░░░░░░ mind But their response ░░░░░░░░ been so feeble so ░░░░░░░░ almost nonexistent that Americans ░░░░░░░░ right to question whose ░░░░░░░░ they are really on ░░░░░░░░ worst part is nobody ░░░░░░░░ what these tariffs will ░░░░░░░░ like Perhaps not even ░░░░░░░░ Trump He seems on ░░░░░░░░ slow day he changes ░░░░░░░░ mind about them only ░░░░░░░░ a day He seems ░░░░░░░░ change his mind about ░░░░░░░░ almost every hour This ░░░░░░░░ not what the American ░░░░░░░░ want Americans and American ░░░░░░░░ detest the chaos and ░░░░░░░░ that Trump brings No ░░░░░░░░ more and more Americans ░░░░░░░░ disapprove of his handling ░░░░░░░░ the economy Meanwhile the ░░░░░░░░ P is on track ░░░░░░░░ its worst quarter compared ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ since the 1980s Consumer ░░░░░░░░ is at its worst ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s first ░░░░░░░░ Outlook for the economy ░░░░░░░░ at a 12 year ░░░░░░░░ Household debt is on ░░░░░░░░ rise Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ war is playing Russian ░░░░░░░░ with the American economy ░░░░░░░░ it will be households ░░░░░░░░ consumers average families that ░░░░░░░░ the price I yield ░░░░░░░░ floor.”
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