McConnell 'nervous' Trump tariffs will hurt the country

[workinclasszero]

McConnell 'nervous' Trump tariffs will hurt the country
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 04/04/18 09:18 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday warned of a "slippery slope" regarding President Trump's trade policies, telling Kentucky business leaders that his home state could be harmed.

"Many of you are in agriculture. We are a great exporter of an agricultural product," McConnell said in a speech to farmers and business leaders in Shelbyville, Ky., the Courier-Journal reported. "I am nervous about getting into trade wars and I hope this doesn't go too far."

"I'm not a fan of tariffs, and I am nervous about what appears to be a growing trend in the administration to levy tariffs," the senator added, according to the Louisville newspaper. "This is a slippery slope, so my hope is that this will stop before it gets into a broader tit-for-tat that can't be good for our country."

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/381572-mcconnell-nervous-trump-tariffs-will-hurt-the-country

[duforsure]

1. This is helping

Make sure he loses his majority position when the Democrats take control of both the House and the Senate. All the stuff trumps doing is just making that easier to accomplish now.

[workinclasszero]

3. China has a tariff aimed directly at Kentucky too

Trade wars: Tariffs on bourbon, Harleys and blue jeans
How the world plans to retaliate against Trump and Republicans on trade
By DOUG PALMER and ADAM BEHSUDI 03/02/2018

President Donald Trump declared Friday that "trade wars are good, and easy to win.”

But European Union officials are already planning retaliatory actions, targeting products from politically sensitive Republican-run states, including the imposition of tariffs on Harley-Davidsons made in Speaker Paul Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin; duties on bourbon made in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home state of Kentucky; and duties on orange juice from Florida, a critical swing state.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/02/trump-tariffs-world-response-382959

[MagickMuffin]

13. GOOD, target the gop states

Good strategy!!!

Even tho this will ultimately hurt the workers. It is these same workers who more than likely vote for the gop.

So, a dose of liberal reality hits again, D'OH!

[Iliyah]

2. McTurtle can care less about the country

It's mid-terms . . .

[workinclasszero]

5. He fears the Blue Wave

for sure!

[riversedge]

6. yup. sad, very sad.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Gee whiz,McTurtle is worried,

he is part of the problem and as usual,he will not be the solution . China won't be buying any of those Kentucky Chickens or Pigs. Talk about shooting your self in the foot.

[herding cats]

7. Corn, soybeans and tobacco.

Those are Kentucky's number 2, 4 and 6 biggest agricultural exports.

These tariffs will hurt McConnell's constituents.

[Achilleaze]

8. But the republican wanker don't give a shit about russia screwing...

with American democracy through Comrade Casino* Sick.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[MontanaMama]

9. Ya think, Mitch?

Seriously. Step aside and let the adults get some work done. Who is he kidding...he won't stop Dotard from doing jack squat and we all know it. Spineless a-hole.

[spanone]

10. yea, sure he is.

[Stallion]

11. Congress Could Stop Tariffs (with a veto proof majority)

talk is cheap-Republicans wouldn't need too many Democratic votes to get there

[Renew Deal]

12. What is he going to do about it?

[snort]

14. Turtleman is a traitor