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Tammy Baldwin: “Trump needs to own this, right? This was his decision.”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Discussion on Tariff Impacts with Senator Tammy Baldwin at Lakefront Brewery

Published | Video Starts at 00:47

Democrats back in their home states spending the week pushing back on President Trump. It seems like there is some bipartisan concern still at this point. What is Congress doing? Yeah, well, first of all, Trump needs to own this, right? This was his decision. Republican Senator Ron Johnson last week after the president paused most tariffs for 90 days. He's got a strategy in mind. If he reveals that to people, it's not going to be a very successful strategy. (00:47–00:52)

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Asserts that President Trump is responsible for the decision regarding tariffs.

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