WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration announced a tentative agreement with China to maintain tariffs between the countries at their previous rates. The “deal” to continue taxing the American people comes as the Trump economy continues to punish working families: unemployment is on the rise, companies are slashing jobs, prices are skyrocketing, growth is declining, and the housing market is in a slump. At the same time, the Trump administration has gutted the department responsible for providing inflation data.
In response, Defend America Action Senior Spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite released the following statement:
“Behold the Art of the Deal: Donald Trump has put this country through economic hell for five months, causing skyrocketing prices, job losses, unending market chaos, contracting manufacturing, and empty ports, all to get us back to where we started with China. Just like he has all his life, Trump got played by someone else holding all the cards, gaining nothing for the American people that will continue to foot the bill for his asinine tariffs and trade wars.”
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