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Sonny Perdue stated on July 26, 2018 in a press release:

"America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs."

By Manuela Tobias• August 9, 2018

Abigail Spanberger stated on February 24, 2026 in the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address:

President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.

By Loreben Tuquero, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026

Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech:

Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.”

By Eric Litke• October 2, 2020

Howard Lutnick stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation":

Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.”

By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2025

Brooke Rollins stated on April 06, 2025 in an interview:

“We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 9, 2025

Ben Sasse stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement:

"We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."

By Louis Jacobson• May 31, 2018

Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article :

Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words."

By D.L. Davis• March 12, 2018

Anthony Scaramucci stated on May 11, 2019 in an interview:

China’s developing country status in the World Trade Organization "means they can tariff and embargo."

By John Kruzel• May 15, 2019

Donald Trump stated on January 02, 2019 in a tweet:

"Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal."

By Miriam Valverde• January 4, 2019

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress:

"Currently, when we ship products out of America, many other countries make us pay very high tariffs and taxes — but when foreign companies ship their products into America, we charge them nothing or almost nothing."

By Allison Graves• March 2, 2017

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X:

An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2025

Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad:

“Trump lost a trade war that he started.”

By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2020

Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times:

"There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax."

By Jon Greenberg• March 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on June 02, 2016 in a foreign policy speech:

"A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful."

By Louis Jacobson• June 6, 2016

Donald Trump stated on March 08, 2018 in remarks before a Cabinet meeting:

American aluminum and steel "are vital to our national security. ... They are the bedrock of our defense industrial base."

By Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2018

Donald Trump stated on November 12, 2025 in an X post:

“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 14, 2025

Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an event in the White House:

Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”

By Louis Jacobson• May 16, 2025

Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2017 in a tweet:

"General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border."

By Miriam Valverde• January 4, 2017

Ted Strickland stated on March 17, 2016 in campaign ad, "Beltway Rob":

"It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing."

By Nadia Pflaum• April 1, 2016

Donald Trump stated on April 08, 2025 in a speech:

The U.S. is “taking in almost $2 billion a day in tariffs.”

By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025

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