Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (38th District of CA)
WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement on President Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on eight NATO allies because of their opposition to U.S.-control of Greenland:
“President Trump is completely unhinged. He’s weaponizing tariffs against our closest NATO allies because they are defending the sovereignty of another NATO member.
“President Trump is playing into Russia and China’s hands. They want nothing more than to see NATO and our Western alliances crack. These eight countries are not our adversaries. They are some of our largest trading partners and friends.
“American families continue to pay the price for the president’s recklessness. The markets are rattled, our economy is weakened and prices keep rising as Americans pay the cost of the tariffs. All while Trump further isolates the United States from the rest of the free world.
“This has nothing to do with protecting America’s interests. It’s all about Trump’s ego and he is playing dangerously with the economic and military might of the United States.”
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