Florida Republican Congressman Mike Haridopolos joins Fox Across America With Jimmy Failla to give his take on the White House moving forward with its plan to impose an additional 50 percent tariff on China after Beijing did not lift its 34 percent tariffs on American imports by noon on Tuesday.
“We are in a de facto Cold War with the Chinese right now. They do not play by the rules, whether it be at the WTO, let alone their environmental regulations that simply don’t exist. It’s tough to compete with slave labor on top of it out of China. What the president is saying is that we are a good neighbor. We’re a nation you can trade with, with trust. And we’re looking out for your best interest. as we take on these this communist dictatorship around the world who manipulate markets with their Belt and Road projects for example. So what we need to do is do what the president is doing. I support him 100 percent on these tariffs because it is a long-term play. It is a way to repurpose our economy because remember, we learned the hard way that our supply chain is in jeopardy during the COVID years. We need to bring some of those jobs back or at least have relationships with nations we can trust when times get tough.”
Rep. Haridopolos also goes on to stress the importance of the U.S. staying ahead of China in space technology. Listen to the podcast to hear what else they discussed!
