Tariffs Hurt the Heartland Responds to Latest Tariff Threat

The Trump Administration’s latest tariff threat is an additional 10% duty on $300 billion in Chinese goods.

Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, a nationwide campaign against tariffs, responded to the latest threat. The group spokesman, Jonathan Gold, said, “The Administration is doubling down on a failing strategy. Nobody wins in a trade war and raising tariffs further on American businesses and consumers will only result in slower economic growth, more farm bankruptcies, fewer jobs, and higher prices.”

Gold says the new tariffs will target the products American families buy every day, ranging from shoes and apparel to toys and electronics.

“We all agree that China is a bad actor,” Gold said, “but an unprecedented tax hike on hardworking Americans is not the answer. It’s time for the administration to come up with a real strategy, put a stop to harmful tariffs, and finally deliver the trade deal Americans have been promised for some time.”

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