Democrats vow to fight Trump's tariffs 'tooth and nail' as they slam 'chaotic trade war'
Source: ABC News
April 2, 2025, 3:22 PM
Democrats on Wednesday vowed to fight President Donald Trump's tariffs "tooth and nail" and criticized his policies as having started an "absurd, crazy, chaotic trade war."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer held a news conference just hours before Trump's big tariff reveal, where he urged Republicans to join Senate Democrats on a measure to block tariffs on Canadian goods.
"They know they're a tax hike on the American people," he said. "They know that the stock market is in turmoil, risking people's retirements. They know that consumer confidence is down and the odds of a recession --- something people hate, it's harder to find a job, keep a job, maintain your weekly budget if a recession occurs -- and now our greatest financial prognosticators are saying the chances of recession because of these tariffs, this tariff tax, goes way up.
"So, we're going to fight these tariffs tooth and nail. Trump's done a lot of bad things. This is way up there," Schumer said.
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