Norris: Congress ‘Just Doesn’t Make Sense,’ Because They Do Understand How Tariff Is Going to Hit the Average Family

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Wallace You ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing I ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing that ░░░░░░░░ show up It s ░░░░░░░░ hotter than that And ░░░░░░░░ re seeing anger in ░░░░░░░░ town halls that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ having People are angry ░░░░░░░░ everything from no due ░░░░░░░░ for kilmer Garcia They ░░░░░░░░ angry about doge And ░░░░░░░░ know to sort of ░░░░░░░░ s point I mean ░░░░░░░░ hasn t really hit ░░░░░░░░ And it s going ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ in in waves that ░░░░░░░░ that ll hit people ░░░░░░░░ know as they re ░░░░░░░░ a cart through a ░░░░░░░░ I mean I I ░░░░░░░░ stress enough having worked ░░░░░░░░ politics how perilous this ░░░░░░░░ is when when your ░░░░░░░░ if they re not ░░░░░░░░ and empathetic which the ░░░░░░░░ Administration I don t ░░░░░░░░ if they were sitting ░░░░░░░░ would ever claim to ░░░░░░░░ well tell the truth ░░░░░░░░ be empathetic Don t ░░░░░░░░ people s realities And ░░░░░░░░ I really feel like ░░░░░░░░ re at this tectonic ░░░░░░░░ in everything that s ░░░░░░░░ before it where there ░░░░░░░░ be no lie there ░░░░░░░░ be no right wing ░░░░░░░░ to spin the reality ░░░░░░░░ things that people need ░░░░░░░░ worse Or if you ░░░░░░░░ an etsy small business ░░░░░░░░ that you need to ░░░░░░░░ your business or to ░░░░░░░░ I mean the whole ░░░░░░░░ of supply chain and ░░░░░░░░ effects of this are ░░░░░░░░ misunderstood or being ignored ░░░░░░░░ the entire Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ Well you ve also ░░░░░░░░ people that are running ░░░░░░░░ country who are isolated ░░░░░░░░ know you talk about ░░░░░░░░ lack of empathy I ░░░░░░░░ t think there is ░░░░░░░░ a lack of understanding ░░░░░░░░ how the average American ░░░░░░░░ they are so isolated ░░░░░░░░ are so in that ░░░░░░░░ that that marble tower ░░░░░░░░ they live in that ░░░░░░░░ really don t understand ░░░░░░░░ impact that this is ░░░░░░░░ to have And Donald ░░░░░░░░ is somewhat isolated because ░░░░░░░░ doesn t think he ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ again if he s ░░░░░░░░ know wearing these having ░░░░░░░░ that are creative that ░░░░░░░░ know say 20 28 ░░░░░░░░ he thinks he would ░░░░░░░░ elected by fiat in ░░░░░░░░ way but doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to actually go out ░░░░░░░░ make the case The ░░░░░░░░ that is truly hard ░░░░░░░░ understand in this moment ░░░░░░░░ Congress right I mean ░░░░░░░░ know that s what ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make sense ░░░░░░░░ me here is that ░░░░░░░░ they do live closer ░░░░░░░░ the ground And we ░░░░░░░░ that when they go ░░░░░░░░ the town halls we ░░░░░░░░ that when they return ░░░░░░░░ their districts they do ░░░░░░░░ how this is going ░░░░░░░░ hit the average family ░░░░░░░░ do understand how this ░░░░░░░░ already hitting farmers right ░░░░░░░░ that are feeling an ░░░░░░░░ lot of pain And ░░░░░░░░ they may expect to ░░░░░░░░ some sort of bailout ░░░░░░░░ they did last time ░░░░░░░░ that s not a ░░░░░░░░ And they re starting ░░░░░░░░ feel the pain And ░░░░░░░░ do understand how precarious ░░░░░░░░ are If they have ░░░░░░░░ in their family who ░░░░░░░░ sick Because we haven ░░░░░░░░ talked about the cost ░░░░░░░░ health care and the ░░░░░░░░ there and the fact ░░░░░░░░ the economy is essentially ░░░░░░░░ There are so many ░░░░░░░░ that cannot make a ░░░░░░░░ right now They cannot ░░░░░░░░ They should be right ░░░░░░░░ making decisions about the ░░░░░░░░ quarter and the first ░░░░░░░░ of 2026 That s ░░░░░░░░ we are Everything is ░░░░░░░░ Everything is you know ░░░░░░░░ decisions about what s ░░░░░░░░ to be on the ░░░░░░░░ the shelves around Christmas ░░░░░░░░ s already that should ░░░░░░░░ already been made They ░░░░░░░░ holding their fire right ░░░░░░░░ They re holding their ░░░░░░░░ because there s so ░░░░░░░░ chaos And some of ░░░░░░░░ things are understandable So ░░░░░░░░ de minimis rule it ░░░░░░░░ makes sense to do ░░░░░░░░ because there were concerns ░░░░░░░░ you know bad actors ░░░░░░░░ that to send things ░░░░░░░░ the country But if ░░░░░░░░ were going to do ░░░░░░░░ in most cases you ░░░░░░░░ t see this kind ░░░░░░░░ chaos You would think ░░░░░░░░ how you would do ░░░░░░░░ It would be beta ░░░░░░░░ it would be pressure ░░░░░░░░ You would figure out ░░░░░░░░ to do this and ░░░░░░░░ to create how to ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ the kinks in the ░░░░░░░░ before you turn the ░░░░░░░░ on full They re ░░░░░░░░ doing this They seem ░░░░░░░░ fine with chaos They ░░░░░░░░ seem to thrive on ░░░░░░░░ And they don t ░░░░░░░░ They just don t ░░░░░░░░ about how it affects ░░░░░░░░ people And they have ░░░░░░░░ s almost like an ░░░░░░░░ kind of thing And ░░░░░░░░ m I want to ░░░░░░░░ careful because I don ░░░░░░░░ want to impugn people ░░░░░░░░ actually have adhd but ░░░░░░░░ this case they can ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to one ░░░░░░░░ They create a mess ░░░░░░░░ one room If you ░░░░░░░░ ever you know if ░░░░░░░░ who s has a ░░░░░░░░ who s been a ░░░░░░░░ understands this the kids ░░░░░░░░ a mess in one ░░░░░░░░ and they forget oh ░░░░░░░░ was making cookies and ░░░░░░░░ left flour all over ░░░░░░░░ kitchen Let me go ░░░░░░░░ this room And you ░░░░░░░░ and I m going ░░░░░░░░ make in this room ░░░░░░░░ they just sort of ░░░░░░░░ that they ve made ░░░░░░░░ mess in one place ░░░░░░░░ have no intention of ░░░░░░░░ that up before they ░░░░░░░░ in like a bunker ░░░░░░░░ and the next sector ░░░░░░░░ the economy and create ░░░░░░░░ know problems someplace else ░░░░░░░░ not thinking about the ░░░░░░░░ damage that they were ░░░░░░░░