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Andy Beshear: “Tariff policy is the worst economic policy of my lifetime…”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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Gov. Andy Beshear - Team Kentucky Update 7.16.26

Published | Video Starts at 53:20

But that doesn't mean that we don't have to do extra work. And our task is difficult because of national headwinds. I mean, Tariff policy is the worst economic policy of my lifetime. American families are paying 90% of it. That means it's a tax. And the Supreme Court ruled it's unlawful, it's constitutional, so it's an unlawful tax that's been imposed by this administration on our families. (53:20–53:26)

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Asserts that current tariff policy is detrimental and that American families bear 90% of the cost.

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