Democratic Congressman Calls Out The 'King Of Trumpistan'

Rep Mark Pocan (D-WI) sat down to talk with MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell about the "Kind of Trumpestan" and how Taco Don's incoherent use of tariffs is already hurting people and the cuts to ACA will hurt people.

They started by talking about the volatile, haphazard nature of Trump's tariffs and how it's making it impossible for small mom and pop stores be ready for the holidays without getting slapped with Trump's arbitrary taxes on things. Then O'Donnell asked Pocan if he has spoken to any Trump voters and if they match the polls saying they're experiencing buyer's remorse. Pocan had this to say:

“I have to admit, I had a meeting I enjoyed too much, Lawrence, where a bunch of Republican, Trump-voting business people were complaining about the tariffs. I said, ‘Elections have consequences, don’t they?’ They didn’t really say much, but they’re definitely impacted, and those costs get passed on to consumers. This is just another tax from Donald Trump. He didn’t address the cost of living like he promised, and now he’s taking us in the completely wrong direction by giving us new taxes through these tariffs. The problem is that, because they’re so indiscriminate, and there’s not really a policy to them, you never know when you’re going to pay more for things. I saw that tomatoes are about to increase with the tariffs coming from Mexico, and I saw a restaurant owner saying they may not be in business in 45 days if they’re still existing.”

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