Jared Polis: “Tariffs are damaging... they raise the price of every…”

“By definition, they only engage in that transaction if it's to their mutual benefit. So trade is wonderful, trade is great. Trade increases the prosperity of both parties. Tariffs are damaging... they raise the price of every product that's consumer facing by the amount of the tariff. It costs that much more. It's inflationary. But. But it also would destroy American manufacturing. Because when I talk to manufacturers in Colorado, many components and parts are sourced across the world in a global supply chain.” (02:30–02:39)

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