Trump’s Republican Party Is Collapsing As Conservative Group Rips His Tariffs
The Mike Pence founded think tank Advancing American Freedom is out with a new policy memo on affordability that hits Trump with a truth bomb about his tariffs.
Just a few years ago, the word tariff was considered profane among economic conservatives. Free-market conservatives argued that tariffs were anti-capitalist taxes that were paid for by the American people.
All of that changed when Donald Trump returned to the White House and treated tariffs like they were a magic wand, and he was a Disney princess.
Trump has consistently and falsely claimed that other countries pay for tariffs. The truth is that tariffs are a tax that is paid by the American people.
Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a new low of 33%. In the last few weeks, Trump has seen several candidates that he endorsed in Republican primaries lose. The Republican Party is clearly shifting away from Trump and preparing for new leadership, but most of the party has continued to toe the line on tariffs.
This also might be starting to change.
As Trump’s power weakens, more voices are able to be heard, and the conversation, which is still at the whisper stage, is starting to grow beneath the surface.
The party that Donald Trump tried to build in his own image is beginning to crumble around him. Conservatives are beginning to speak the truth about his tariffs.
