Posted on 03/07/2025 11:39:16 AM PST by RandFan
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) signaled Thursday that President Trump’s threat to levy tariffs on key trading partners of the U.S. is hurting his constituents.
“Almost every industry in Kentucky has come to me and said, ‘It will hurt our industry and push up prices of homes, cars,’ and so, I’m going to continue to argue against tariffs,” Paul said late Thursday in an interview with CNN.
His concern echoes that of Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who urged the administration to be “smart” about levying additional taxes and reciprocal tariffs. Tillis argued the U.S. has “more leverage” than any other nation, but not “all the leverage.”
“When we start losing, you back off,” he said, according to a clip highlighted by Mediaite. “There’s such a thing as strategic retreat.”
Their comments come after Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) also criticized the Trump administration’s policies around tariffs, suggesting he is “worried.”
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How did they hurt? They just went into effect.
Rand loves himself.
Blah, blah, blah...
So he wants to do “free trade” where we get charged tariffs but we can’t charge tariffs. That makes no sense.
April 2 reciprocal tariffs go into effect. That mean if you charge us $1 we charge you $1. THAT is fair trade.
I’m surprised at Rand, I didn’t know he didn’t put America first.
they can sell more bourbon in NC. I can buy buffalo trace in st martins for $25 vs $45 on a Lucky day in NC
No one wins a full blown tariff war. This needs to be measured. Rand is right
His words could hurt his constituents more if the countries tariffed falsely believe they will prematurely end so there’s no need to negotiate to make them go away.
It is way too early to notice . Rand is keeling to the leftists in his state.
Somone needs to take Rand Paul aside and explain tariffs like he’s five.
So he wants to do “free trade” where we get charged tariffs but we can’t charge tariffs. That makes no sense.
No, it does not. Tariffs are not a good thing unless it’s one way. Trumps goal is to make them go away completely on both sides.
Trump ran his ENTIRE Presidential campaign on how he loves tariffs and how he would tariff up the wazoo the second he gets into office and he won in a landslide, so DUH, he did what he promised
Rand, can you show us how these firings hurt you, using these puppets?
It’s not a trade war. You guys pulled the same crap on Reagan. If they don’t want tariffs all they have to do is stop charging us tariffs.
They will screw around until they make us isolationist. We don’t need the rest of the word but they need us.
I meant Tariffs are not a good thing if it’s one way.
Trump ran his ENTIRE Presidential campaign on how he loves tariffs and how he would tariff up the wazoo the second he gets into office and he won in a landslide, so DUH, he did what he promised
Exactly
If they don’t want tariffs all they have to do is stop charging us tariffs
That’s the whole point. Exactly
Yet Rand is saying nothing about the unfair tariffs those other countries use against us, which also hurts Americans. On this issue Rand is being dishonest and a coward.
Tariffs are going to hurt some people for while but unfortunately it has to be done
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