Sen. Klobuchar on Tariffs: American People Know It, Chaos, Corruption and Costs Are Up

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WELKER Welcome ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now is ░░░░░░░░ Klobuchar of Minnesota Welcome ░░░░░░░░ to Meet the Press ░░░░░░░░ Thanks kristen Happy mother ░░░░░░░░ day WELKER Happy mother ░░░░░░░░ day to you Thank ░░░░░░░░ for spending part of ░░░░░░░░ mother s day with ░░░░░░░░ I do appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ do want to start ░░░░░░░░ the big news of ░░░░░░░░ day of course there ░░░░░░░░ these trade talks under ░░░░░░░░ in Geneva Switzerland The ░░░░░░░░ S has argued that ░░░░░░░░ of the goal here ░░░░░░░░ to stem the flow ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl You in the ░░░░░░░░ have supported tariffs If ░░░░░░░░ pack at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day these tariffs ░░░░░░░░ accomplish stemming the flow ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl and leveling the ░░░░░░░░ field with China will ░░░░░░░░ think that the Trump ░░░░░░░░ are a success Klobuchar ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ less fentanyl come into ░░░░░░░░ country and that should ░░░░░░░░ on the table for ░░░░░░░░ but the way this ░░░░░░░░ been handled from the ░░░░░░░░ beginning kristen and the ░░░░░░░░ people know it chaos ░░░░░░░░ up corruption is up ░░░░░░░░ costs are up Just ░░░░░░░░ any mom today on ░░░░░░░░ s day when they ░░░░░░░░ out trying to get ░░░░░░░░ stroller They re up ░░░░░░░░ This is real I ░░░░░░░░ to my colleague from ░░░░░░░░ who I respect very ░░░░░░░░ but I m thinking ░░░░░░░░ s get real here ░░░░░░░░ chain problems for small ░░░░░░░░ They ve lost 300 ░░░░░░░░ jobs in small businesses ░░░░░░░░ just the first few ░░░░░░░░ of this president s ░░░░░░░░ Only 37 of Americans ░░░░░░░░ he s handling the ░░░░░░░░ right and he has ░░░░░░░░ lowest poll numbers of ░░░░░░░░ president since polling started ░░░░░░░░ the first hundred days ░░░░░░░░ s because Americans don ░░░░░░░░ want to hear all ░░░░░░░░ talking points They know ░░░░░░░░ s really happening in ░░░░░░░░ lives like a woman ░░░░░░░░ beth benkey when owns ░░░░░░░░ store calls busy baby ░░░░░░░░ sells online and her ░░░░░░░░ has been decimated despite ░░░░░░░░ entrepreneur of the year ░░░░░░░░ my state because of ░░░░░░░░ they have handled China ░░░░░░░░ they have been handling ░░░░░░░░ all over the world ░░░░░░░░ I m glad they ░░░░░░░░ talking but they have ░░░░░░░░ 10 to 25 tariffs ░░░░░░░░ our allies The very ░░░░░░░░ that we would need ░░░░░░░░ 14s friends and allies ░░░░░░░░ to deal with China ░░░░░░░░ me they ve been ░░░░░░░░ with this upside down ░░░░░░░░ tariffs yes but they ░░░░░░░░ be working with trade ░░░░░░░░ with Canada Mexico trade ░░░░░░░░ with the U S ░░░░░░░░ strengthen that instead of ░░░░░░░░ across the board tariff ░░░░░░░░ on all Americans and ░░░░░░░░ a baby tax.”