Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On President Trump’s Tariffs And Rising Consumer Prices

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor about the rising cost of consumer goods, criticizing President Trump’s trade policies and their continued impact on American families. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Last week, Walmart announced that soon it will raise prices on its products nationwide.

Then over the weekend, Donald Trump, who started this stupid trade war to begin with, tried to bully and harass Walmart for having the gall of being transparent about their decision – for having the gall to show that prices are going up because of Donald Trump's tariffs.

Then today, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned the impacts of tariffs have not yet passed through the broader economy.

Even Donald Trump’s scaled-back tariffs are “pretty extreme” in Mr. Dimon’s words.

So. Donald Trump can try to blame businesses when they’re forced to raise prices, but he can’t escape the economic realities of his own trade war. He made this mess, he’s sending prices up, he will bear the responsibility.

Finally, it’s pretty rich for Donald Trump tell retailers that they have to “eat the tariffs,” but meanwhile he’s accepting luxury planes and crypto deals in the Middle East. Donald Trump does far more to help himself than to help America.

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