US EditionRand Paul points to business-sector resistance to Trump's tariffs in solidly red Kentucky
- GOP Sen. Rand Paul met with Louisville business leaders on Monday and highlighted resistance to Trump's tariffs in solidly Republican Kentucky.
- The resistance arose from concerns across sectors like agriculture, auto, bourbon, home building, and package shipping about tariffs' effects on their businesses.
- Paul, a libertarian-leaning senator, noted that tariffs create uncertainty for businesses and hamper planning, while welcoming a 90-day U.S.-China deal to reduce tariffs.
- Paul expressed that nearly all the businesses he has encountered in Kentucky are unhappy about tariffs and emphasized the benefits of international trade for both companies and consumers. Regarding the potential for a lasting agreement, he remarked that the outcome remains uncertain.
- He emphasized that tariffs are taxes controlled by Congress, prefers lowering them, and said he will compliment President Trump if tariffs fall and trade improves in six months.
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Rand Paul points to business-sector resistance to Trump's tariffs in solidly red Kentucky
In solidly Republican Kentucky, resistance to President Donald Trump's trade wars has sprung up from a cross-section of key business sectors, GOP Sen. Rand Paul said Monday.Paul said he's heard concerns from agriculture, the auto sector, bourbon production, home building and package shipping in response to Trump's aggressive use of tariffs. Paul among the few GOP senators willing to challenge Trump on tariffs met with a group of Louisville busin…
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Sen. Paul points to business-sector resistance to Trump's tariffs in solidly red Kentucky
Sen. Rand Paul says resistance to President Donald Trump’s trade wars has sprung up in Kentucky from a cross-section of business sectors.
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