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Brian Schatz: “The President thought it would be a good idea to slap…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz: Trump Is Making People Poorer On Purpose

Published | Video Starts at 01:26

Coffee is up 20%, 20%. Beef is up 15%. Orange juice is up 27%. Bacon and bananas are up 5%. And why is that? It's because The President thought it would be a good idea to slap tariffs, which are a tax on everything that comes into the country. Everything that comes into the country, and you are paying for it. Number two, electricity. According to the Trump administration, electricity prices are rising this year at double the rate of inflation. (01:26–01:34)

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Asserts that tariffs are causing price increases on imports.

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