Elissa Slotkin: “The president in his first term put on a bunch of tariffs.”

“I'm just trying to review the facts for the farmers, particularly specialty crop farmers. I come from Michigan, and we are the most diverse crop state in the country with access to water. The president in his first term put on a bunch of tariffs. Our farmers started feeling it immediately. And then he spent $23 billion in bailouts. And I have heard over and over again, just like Senator Ernst, we don't want bailouts.” (01:04–01:10)

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