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Jim McGovern: “Groceries are up thanks to the tariffs.”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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And the, and the fact, the other fact is that if I remember correctly, Donald Trump said that when he became president, he and Republicans would lower costs on day one. Everything would go down. What a crock. … Groceries are up thanks to the tariffs. … of my head that somebody in this administration would sit this out loud. Again. The chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Kevin Hassett, again, he tweeted, this is what he said. (22:56–23:02)

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Asserts that grocery prices have increased due to tariffs.

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