Exclusive: Largest U.S. business group attacks Trump on tariffs
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nations largest business group and customarily a close ally of President Donald Trumps Republican Party, is launching a campaign on Monday to oppose Trumps trade tariff policies.
With some of Americas tightest trading partners imposing retaliatory measures, Trumps approach to tariffs has unsettled financial markets and strained relations between the White House and the Chamber.
The new campaign, detailed first to Reuters, is an aggressive effort by the business lobbying giant. Using a state-by-state analysis, it argues that Trump is risking a global trade war that will hit the wallets of U.S. consumers.
The administration is threatening to undermine the economic progress it worked so hard to achieve, said Chamber President Tom Donohue in a statement to Reuters. We should seek free and fair trade, but this is just not the way to do it.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-chamber-exclusive/exclusive-largest-u-s-business-group-attacks-trump-on-tariffs-idUSKBN1JS0VL
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)dembotoz
(16,832 posts)As Trump called them in his last rally, his "elite people," (MASTER RACE) will still follow him.
Not to worry, Trump's foreign ties and shirts and Ivanka's shoes and hand bags will remain tax free.
rurallib
(62,448 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)lost as much in profits because of his tariffs.
And they will probably vote for him again.
Hard to feel sorry for them.
BumRushDaShow
(129,440 posts)long enough for them to realize that stuff is being done to negatively impact them?
Freethinker65
(10,048 posts)So anti-environment policy is ok, anti-immigrant policy in ok, anti-education policy is ok, anti-due process is ok, anti-reproductive rights is ok, anti-public education is ok, voter disenfranchisement is ok, anti-civil rights is ok, tax cuts to the 1% is ok, deficits are ok, alienating our allies in ok, aligning ourselves with hostile regimes is ok, Trump enriching himself with taxerpayer and foreign money is ok, decimating the state department is ok, anti-first amendment and pro second amendment rhetoric is ok, using twitter as a bullying tool by the POTUS is ok, etc.???
But how dare you mess with our bottom line.
Fuck the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
sdfernando
(4,941 posts)that every one of those "anti" policies listed is a money making opportunity. They look to the past, not the future.
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)they don't care about any of that other stuff.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)Well, we're certainly going to end up with some strange bedfellows in this fight.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)I'm sure a lot of you contributed to the dotard.
Snellius
(6,881 posts)Party over with the country club set. 19th hole.
Snellius
(6,881 posts)US Chamber: Trump tariffs put $3.5B in Alabama exports at risk
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2018/07/02/u-s-chamber-tariffs-put-3-5-b-alabama-exports-risk/750684002/
U.S. Chamber says Trump tariffs will result in a $339 million hit to Arkansas economy
https://talkbusiness.net/2018/07/u-s-chamber-says-trump-tariffs-will-result-in-a-339-million-hit-to-arkansas-economy/
U.S. Chamber: $977M in Iowa exports threatened by new tariffs
https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/u-s-chamber-m-in-iowa-exports-threatened-by-new/article_aeeaa353-5848-59b2-8ec5-bd20b93c2871.html