Senator Markwayne Mullin was on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream to discuss the long-term benefits of President Trump’s tariffs.
“Do you agree he owns what’s happening now?” Bream asked regarding the Wall Street Journal’s comments on President Trump’s tariffs and their impact on the economy.
“This isn’t a trade war. This is balancing our economy with countries that have taken advantage of us,” Mullin said.
“What’s happened is we have lost manufacturing jobs where because of our unfair trade deals, that have left America, went to other countries, building their products, and turning it back around and selling it to our economy,” Mullin said.
“The problem is it is costing us manufacturing jobs,” Mullin continued.
“We know the trade deficits have spread. They have only got worse year after year after year, and at some point, someone had to do something about it and President Trump is finally doing that,” Mullin said.
Bream commented that the tariffs have affected the value of people’s investments, including 401ks and the markets.
“The reality is it has rattled the markets. It is affecting people’s 401ks. Millions of Americans have those,” Bream said.
Bream showed footage of Senator Rand Paul discussing the downside of tariffs politically and explained that in the past it resulted in the loss of seats in the House and Senate in the late 1890s and early 1930s.
Senator Mullin said that he trusted President Trump’s policies, especially since he has a lot of experience in the business world prior to being President.
“You have a President in the White House who is a businessperson, not a career politician. I would trust President Trump in his handling of the economy way before I would trust Senator Paul on this,” Mullin continued.
“What the President is saying here is he’s not wanting to start a trade war. He’s simply wanting to even the playing field,” Mullin said.
“President Trump has been talking about this since literally the 80s, way before he was even considering running for President,” Mullin continued.
Watch:
WATCH: “This isn’t a trade war.” @SenMullin on the economic and political ramifications of Trump’s tariffs. pic.twitter.com/rai90Gp1pB
— Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) April 6, 2025
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