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Eric Hovde: “Tariffs over the next 10 years are estimated to help the…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 01:27

But these are still unprecedented levels of deficit spending. That's not in a war or during a recession. But you know it's going to be a big issue with the tariffs. The Tariffs over the next 10 years are estimated to help the deficit by over $2 trillion. The problem is the Supreme Court. If they rule against it, we're going to have to give back all that money. We've taken tariff revenue and President Trump is going to have to figure out how to pivot. (01:27–01:36)

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Asserts that tariffs could reduce the deficit by over $2 trillion in the next decade.

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