Probably the most dishonest ‘reporters’ on cable information ended up red-faced this morning after attempting to ‘educate’ Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on tariffs.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Donald Trump introduced on Wednesday the implementation of a ten% baseline tariff on all imports, efficient April 5, 2025. The worst offenders can be hit with even more durable measures on April 9.
Talking from the White Home Rose Backyard, President Trump proclaimed April 2 as “Liberation Day,” marking a brand new period of financial independence. He emphasised that this measure is crucial to guard American jobs and revitalize home manufacturing.
The White Home additionally launched an in depth chart exhibiting how badly many international locations have been ripping off American employees, charging excessive tariffs on U.S. items whereas benefiting from America’s generosity in return.
The markets responded with huge each day losses, giving fodder to the left. Unsurprisingly, CNN’s Jake Tapper determined to make use of the market meltdown to attempt to embarrass Rollins.
“The explanation that the European Union…Don’t take as a lot American pork as you desire to is as a result of they’ve points with hormones utilized in pork,” Tapper mentioned. “I don’t wish to get into all of that as a result of it isn’t a problem about tariffs.”
Tapper then tried a gotcha query on how the tariffs have been calculated earlier than Rollins stopped him to appropriate him on a obtrusive misstatement in his earlier feedback.
“Wait! Maintain on, Jake! No, no, no!” She interjected. “Right here’s the underside line: They (the Europeans) are utilizing faux science and unsubstantiated claims to not take our merchandise.”
“So it isn’t simply they’ve excessive tariffs; thanks for making this level for me…It’s the way in which they’ve handled our merchandise,” Rollins added. “(They are saying) ‘Oh, sorry, we will’t take your beef since 2002 since you use a sure kind of feed.
“That’s absolute bull. Our farmers and ranchers produce the most secure, most safe, and finest meals on this planet!”
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.@SecRollins calls out Faux Tapper over the EU’s refusal to take American agricultural exports: “They’re utilizing faux science and unsubstantiated claims to not take our merchandise … We produce the most secure, probably the most safe, the most effective meals on this planet.” pic.twitter.com/qBKJefgaKC
— Speedy Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 6, 2025
Tapper then turned his focus to the inventory market in an effort to discredit Trump’s choice on tariffs, however Rollins wouldn’t chunk. Then, she caught him an enormous whopper.
“You’ve received two days of information, particularly on the left…” Rollins mentioned.
“I’m not on the left,” Tapper mentioned with a straight face.
“Alright, Jake. Thanks.” Rollins retorted with fun.
