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Ruben Gallego: “Trump wanted to put a tariff on Brazilian coffee to help out…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Your $5 latte is about to get WAY more expensive

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

So starting in a couple of days, you're going to see coffee start going up in price. When that price goes up, just think about it. It is a Trump tax because Trump wanted to put a tariff on Brazilian coffee to help out his buddy Bolsonaro. Just the elite concurrently. And you're paying for it. We're in a government shutdown right now. Why are we in this fight? Well, it's very simple. Everything is really expensive. (01:52–01:58)

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Asserts that Trump imposed tariffs on Brazilian coffee to assist Bolsonaro.

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