I’m going to argue that making an assertion that’ll infuriate your own voters simply to protect, errrr, try to protect your President must be worthy of a nomination.
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) acknowledged that the public is seeing higher prices as a result of tariffs imposed by President Trump, but he argued the trade overhaul is “for the good of the country.”
“I think a lot of people are seeing higher prices. Our family’s in the construction business, and we get a lot of our timber from Canada and other countries. Yes, it’s higher. Steel prices are up, but it’s for the good of the country,” Norman said Saturday on Fox News when asked to explain the network’s July poll showing that 55 percent of Americans disapproved of the president’s handling of the economy. [The Hill]
For those who don’t understand the mechanics of tariffs, this may sound reasonable, but just from observation I’d say not. It’s a double-squeeze on farmers, since cheap immigrant labor is being booted out for a perishable product; fresh produce, followed by most other food stuffs, will go up in price.
But Rep Norman’s position is entirely dependent on the President, so he has to hop into the boiling water on the say-so, and hope the President’s plans include Rep Norman.
A chancy business at best.
