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Chuck Schumer: “Donald Trump's tariffs have raised prices on groceries…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 07:41

It's a crisis Donald Trump himself exacerbated with his own policies. There aren't enough speeches in the world to reverse the damage Donald Trump has done to rising costs. After all, those Donald Trump's tariffs have raised prices on groceries, clothing, and energy. And whose tariffs are they? Donald Trump's. Who promised to bring costs down on day one and then turned around and cut health care, cut snap benefits, closed rural hospitals and acts good paying energy jobs in red and blue states alike? (07:41–07:48)

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Asserts that tariffs imposed by Donald Trump have increased prices on essential goods.

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