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Jon Ossoff: “He announces the tariffs on April 2nd of last year. The…”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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"I want the president's remaining supporters to hear this." | Jon Ossoff in Atlanta | 08.16.2026

Published | Video Starts at 10:11

When he first announced the tariffs, you remember that? He called it Liberation Day and it crashed the markets because it was clown policy. You remember that? Okay, so follow me through on this. He announces the tariffs on April 2nd of last year. The markets tank non stop for like a week. because it's a disastrous trade policy. And six days into the crash, April 8, Trump buys millions in stock. I'm talking Amazon, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway. (10:11–10:20)

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Asserts that the announcement of tariffs on April 2nd caused the markets to decline for about a week.

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