President Donald Trump has received a stark warning from a ranking member of the House Budget Committee over a recent late-night social media attack.
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) appeared on MS NOW Sunday morning to condemn Trump’s economic policies as he threatens the United States’ northern neighbor with a trade war.
“This is going to be massive overall in terms of both exports and imports,” Boyle said. “At a time in which the American economy is really teetering on recession, this is the kind of thing that actually could push us over the edge.”
Trump’s new 50 percent tariffs went into effect after trade talks fell apart on Friday, prompting Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney to argue the country was under attack.
“They asked too much and they offered too little,” Carney said. “You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked.”
A dollar-for-dollar retaliation — which would target exports such as steel, dairy appliances and agricultural equipment — is now slated to take place on Sept. 8.
“These are the largest tariffs that we have faced in almost a century,” said Boyle. “The last time tariffs were this large, of course, was the Great Depression.”
Boyle blamed both Trump and Republicans in Congress for the growing threat of recession — then made a telling slip of the tongue.
“Why is a Republican majority in Congress just so weak that they’re not willing to stand up for this president,” said Boyle, then corrected himself on the “Freudian slip.”
“Or, stand up to this president,” he said. “Instead, they’re standing up for this president.”
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