San Antonio Mayor on Trump’s Tariffs: Americans Will ‘Pay the Brunt of this Trade War’

DIAZ BALART 50 past ░░░░░░░░ hour Despite a promise ░░░░░░░░ lower prices for struggling ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s tariffs ░░░░░░░░ of right now are ░░░░░░░░ to increase the cost ░░░░░░░░ everything from cars tools ░░░░░░░░ groceries and so many ░░░░░░░░ things Americans are already ░░░░░░░░ the impact especially in ░░░░░░░░ where the local economies ░░░░░░░░ defined by international trade ░░░░░░░░ to one big city ░░░░░░░░ San Antonio s Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Nirenberg international trade helped ░░░░░░░░ thousands of San Antonio ░░░░░░░░ into the middle class ░░░░░░░░ our city became the ░░░░░░░░ gateway to Mexico Mayor ░░░░░░░░ is with us this ░░░░░░░░ It s good to ░░░░░░░░ you Mayor Thank you ░░░░░░░░ your time I know ░░░░░░░░ your city is the ░░░░░░░░ most populous city in ░░░░░░░░ U S What are ░░░░░░░░ biggest concerns going forward ░░░░░░░░ Well my biggest concern ░░░░░░░░ forward Jose is that ░░░░░░░░ the worst possible time ░░░░░░░░ families are going to ░░░░░░░░ the ones to pay ░░░░░░░░ the brunt of this ░░░░░░░░ war We know that ░░░░░░░░ are job killers and ░░░░░░░░ re price increases for ░░░░░░░░ consumers And we know ░░░░░░░░ you know as a ░░░░░░░░ of inflation that s ░░░░░░░░ post pandemic American workers ░░░░░░░░ already struggling at the ░░░░░░░░ aisle and everywhere else ░░░░░░░░ are fighting to continue ░░░░░░░░ economic recovery that it ░░░░░░░░ a few years ago ░░░░░░░░ the soft landing that ░░░░░░░░ achieved and this is ░░░░░░░░ to send us back ░░░░░░░░ reverse.”