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Elizabeth Warren: “Trump's tariffs are raising costs on businesses who are…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Trumps Tariffs: Are Costs Really Going Up?

Published | Video Starts at 03:12

… on essentially every country in the world, including on a group of islands whose only inhabitants are penguins. It is true. I would laugh if it weren't so terrible. So Trump's tariffs are raising costs on businesses who are passing those costs on to families. Chaotic tariffs aren't just annoying because they mean we have to keep up with Trump's 3am tweets. When Trump is putting tariffs on lumber or maple syrup or clothing, Companies just can't plan for the future. (03:12–03:19)

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Asserts that businesses are passing the increased costs from tariffs onto consumers.

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