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Mark Pocan: “Trump's tariff taxes are clearly understood by people. We're…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 05:32

He's just not connected to people in places like Wisconsin or pretty much anywhere in the country. And the polling now is showing that the electorate is holding Donald Trump responsible for what they're going through economically. Well, Trump's tariff taxes are clearly understood by people. We're paying more for groceries and durable goods directly because of those tariffs. We put a mailer out recently to a bunch of small businesses. I even had bars tell me their costs have gone up because of tariffs. (05:32–05:42)

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Asserts that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have led to increased costs for groceries and durable goods.

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