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Veronica Escobar: “He's just entered into a tariff war, a trade war with…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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March 4th

Published | Video Starts at 06:58

Donald Trump, since his time in the White House, inflation has gone up. These mass layoffs of hundreds of thousands of employees were will cause unemployment to go up. He's just entered into a tariff war, a trade war with Mexico, Canada and China. But Mexico and Canada are two neighbors and closest allies. 25% tariffs. And mind you, there are going to be a lot of companies that pay more than the 25% … (06:58–07:06)

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Asserts that Donald Trump has entered into a trade war with Mexico, Canada, and China.

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