McConnell bristles at Trump’s plan to expand tariffs: ‘They raise prices’

Published September 24, 2024 4:14pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made a notable break on Tuesday from former President Donald Trump on a policy with far-reaching economic ramifications.

McConnell bluntly stated he was “not a fan of tariffs” despite Trump’s vows to invoke, with or without the approval of Congress, a massive tariff increase on the more than $3 trillion in goods that the United States imports annually from other countries.

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