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Josh Shapiro: “Donald Trump chose to push the tariff button. Right. And as…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Gas prices up, inflation? But you're saying they have to paint another picture, paint that picture for Me. What is that picture, I think, on both sides of what you said, Donald Trump chose to push the tariff button. Right. And as a result, here in Pennsylvania, what we're seeing is coffee prices are up 30%, beef is up 19%. OJ orange juice is up 9%. The fertilizers my farmers rely on here in Pennsylvania, up 36%. So we're seeing whether you're a farmer, whether you're, you know, a dad just trying to cook dinner for his kids, whatever the case may be. (29:01–29:21)

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Asserts that tariffs have increased prices of coffee, beef, orange juice, and fertilizers in Pennsylvania.

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