Vice President J.D. Vance criticized experts who claimed that tariffs done the wrong way could impact American consumers negatively. Vance argued that these experts were proven wrong during Donald Trump's first term, where tariffs were an effective tool for achieving economic and strategic objectives.
2024: @VP shuts down the Globalist narrative on tariffs:
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These are the same "experts" that said shipping our entire manufacturing industry to China, to East Asia, to Mexico, would lead to greater American prosperity. They were wrong... Donald Trump was already President. These… pic.twitter.com/JTHZn70ogw
"You had the fastest rising take-home pay in 40 years, you had inflation at 1.5%," Vance said. His comments highlight the ongoing debate about Trump's tariff policies and their economic impact on American workers and the rest of the world ahead of Liberation Day. Vance's stance aligns with the Trump administration's views, which emphasize protecting American jobs and industries.
