Rand Paul will ‘continue to argue against tariffs’ as Trump scales them back

Published March 6, 2025 10:59pm ET



President Donald Trump‘s tariffs have frustrated many lawmakers, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who vowed to oppose them even as Trump pared them down on Thursday.

Paul, a Kentucky senator since 2011, said he’s been told that the tariffs would hurt business in Kentucky and raise prices.

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