Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) said he supports President Donald Trump’s tariffs even though they will lead to “short-term pain.”
Since taking office again in January, Trump has teased, paused, implemented, and partially rescinded various tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, China, and European countries. The president has said he will unveil a new set of tariffs on April 2, the specifics of which remain unclear. Reports indicated he is considering a 20% across-the-board tariff on all trading partners.
Predictably, markets have reacted bearishly because tariffs are paid by the importing business, which then pass on the added cost to Americans. U.S. consumer sentiment is low, as many express concerns about tariff-related inflation. Some Trump officials have countered by falsely claiming that tariffs are actually a tax cut.
On Monday, Sheehy appeared on CNN’s The Source, where Kaitlan Collins asked the senator if his constituents will be adversely affected by the tariffs.
“I was looking at the …