Top Democrats previously backed reciprocal tariffs and demanded punishing tariffs on China - Washington Times
Senate Democrats, from left, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., gather to speak to reporters before the start of a voting marathon … more >
By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times - Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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Democrats haven’t always been the anti-tariff party, with some of the party’s leaders previously calling for reciprocal tariffs — especially against China for “unfair trade policies.”
The Democrats’ pro-tariff past has been highlighted in viral social media posts of decades-old C-SPAN video clips in which party leaders demand action against countries that impose tariffs on U.S. goods.
Those pushing for tariffs in the 1990s and 2000s included former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York and Sen. Bernard Sanders, the democratic socialist from Vermont.
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