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Ron Johnson: “A 5% decrease in the markets would heighten my concern.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Interview with Senator Ron Johnson on Tariffs and Wisconsin's Economic Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 00:41

Are you more or less concerned seeing what you've seen over this last day now when it comes to these tariffs? Well, obviously A 5% decrease in the markets would heighten my concern. I would assume that got the president and his advisers attention as well. But at the same time, it's interesting as I talk to manufacturers and farmers in Wisconsin that they, they agree with what President Trump is trying to accomplish here. (00:41–00:46)

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