So it was quite dangerous. What President Trump is doing is illegal. He is not allowed to issue tariffs because he's upset about a wildfire. He's not even supposed to be the one issuing tariffs anyway. It's supposed to be Congress. So he's usurped the power of Congress to do what he wants to do. And 50% is really going to hurt New Yorkers because they're putting tariffs on food that we eat, on lumber, on the housing that we're going to build. (07:46–07:50)
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Asserts that Congress, not the President, is supposed to issue tariffs.
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