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AFL-CIO chief defends Trump move: 'Tariffs won't start a trade war'
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Thursday argued there is no danger new tariffs will start a trade war, siding with the president on tariffs that have angered the GOP.
"Tariffs won't start a trade war, there's 435 of them in place today to fight trade cheaters. People may not like how Pres Trump rolled these out, but I applaud him for trying," the union boss tweeted.
Trumka, the leader of the nation's largest trade union association, has become a staunch advocate for Trump's new tariffs, which Republicans have criticized.
Trump officially announced a new 25 percent steel tariff and 10 percent aluminum tariff on Thursday. The international community has warned of retaliation in response, prompting GOP worries that the move will spark an international trade war
AFL-CIO chief defends Trump move: 'Tariffs won't start a trade war'
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Thursday argued there is no danger new tariffs will start a trade war, siding with the president on tariffs that have angered the GOP.
"Tariffs won't start a trade war, there's 435 of them in place today to fight trade cheaters. People may not like how Pres Trump rolled these out, but I applaud him for trying," the union boss tweeted.
Trumka, the leader of the nation's largest trade union association, has become a staunch advocate for Trump's new tariffs, which Republicans have criticized.
Trump officially announced a new 25 percent steel tariff and 10 percent aluminum tariff on Thursday. The international community has warned of retaliation in response, prompting GOP worries that the move will spark an international trade war
AFL-CIO chief defends Trump move: 'Tariffs won't start a trade war'
