Summary
Sen. Mitch McConnell warns that Trump’s tariffs could cost the average Kentuckian up to $1,200 annually, raising consumer prices and harming industries reliant on global trade.
He argues that trade wars hurt working people most, citing past retaliatory tariffs on Kentucky products like bourbon.
While acknowledging the need to counter China’s unfair trade practices, McConnell urges cooperation with allies rather than broad protectionism.
They’re coming, just give them some time! They’re getting really fat and it’s hard for them to move around
It has only been a few weeks and the poor leopards are already getting into morbid obesity territory. I hope they can hold out…