Summary

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) warned of uncertainty over Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, saying, “In the long run, we’re all dead,” and slammed blind loyalty to the policy.

While Kennedy didn’t vote against Trump’s emergency tariff powers—unlike four GOP senators—he criticized the lack of clarity on economic impacts.

Trump imposed a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, falsely claiming foreign nations will bear the cost.

Kennedy told Newsmax that predictions on the tariffs’ effects are unreliable, adding anyone claiming certainty is “lying” or “selling deep stupid.”

  • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Only four Republican senators Wednesday — Rand Paul (Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Susan Collins (Maine)

    This is a wild list of hold outs. Couple of BS "center"ists, the functional leader of the GOP for the last few decades and a batshit libertarian extremist. Fuck all 4 of em anyways, monsters every single one. But gawdamn what a collection.

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      15 hours ago

      mitch being the primary cause of this whole mess, hes just saving face for his lich self.