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Summary
Top Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are criticizing Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, warning they will raise prices for American families.
Trump is imposing 25% tariffs on most Canadian and Mexican goods and 10% on Chinese imports, prompting retaliatory moves.
Democrats argue the tariffs unfairly hurt workers while benefiting corporations. Trump acknowledged potential economic pain but defended the move.
Meanwhile, Democratic senators introduced a bill to require congressional approval for tariffs, and even business groups allied with Trump are voicing concerns.
How? The US doesn’t make anything the world wants or needs at a large enough scale to make moving industry within its boarders pointless. And even if they do move to a different state it’s not like people suddenly turn red just because a factory opened up. With the standards of living being so much higher in blue states and a track record of positive change people won’t give that up in exchange for being more like Mississippi.