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Andy Beshear: “Americans are paying 96% of all of Trump's tariffs just…”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear blasts Trump's Davos remarks as "dangerous" and "unhinged"

Published | Video Starts at 03:30

Because even if they're going to build a factory in the United States to avoid tariff policy, the cost of building it floats 30% on tariffs. By the way, the new study out saying Americans are paying 96% of all of Trump's tariffs just prove it's a tax on us. And in today's speech, he says the economy is great and he's fixed inflation. My families aren't feeling that. American families aren't feeling that. (03:30–03:37)

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Asserts that Americans bear the cost of 96% of tariffs imposed by Trump.

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