One year ago, Donald Trump stood in the Rose Garden and promised his “Liberation Day” tariffs would usher in record economic growth, bring factories roaring back to America, and make foreign nations foot the bill. He broke every single one of those promises, and one year later, the backlash is growing.
Here’s what you may have missed:
Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs have cost American families $1,700 and broken every promise he made. A sweeping new report from Defend America Action details how Trump’s tariff regime has failed American workers, businesses, and families on every front. Instead of foreign nations paying, Americans absorbed 96% of the tariff burden. Instead of record growth, GDP crawled to just 0.7% last quarter. Instead of a manufacturing renaissance, America lost nearly 200,000 blue-collar jobs while factory construction plummeted. Seven in ten Americans say the tariffs have cost them money. Even the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional, and rather than comply, Trump simply reimposed them through other means. Read the full report →
20+ state legislators from nine states demanded Trump end his tariffs and refund every penny. Legislators from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Texas sent a letter directly to Trump calling out his litany of broken promises: prices are up, hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs are gone, and the economy has slowed to its weakest growth in years. “Liberation Day did nothing more than liberate millions of Americans from their savings, their jobs, and their economic security.” Read the letter →
Rep. Debbie Dingell and officials across the country sounded the alarm. On a press call hosted by Defend America Action, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Michigan State Representative Jason Morgan, Pennsylvania State Representative Arvind Venkat, MD, and Cost Coalition Senior Communications Adviser Terry Holt discussed how Trump’s tariff regime has delivered nothing but “total, utter chaos”: 89,000 manufacturing jobs lost, 125,000 transportation and warehouse jobs eliminated, and families on track to pay thousands more if Trump gets his way. Watch the press call →
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