House Dem More Supportive Of Trump Tariffs Than Many Republicans
One of the biggest Congressional champions of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy hails from the Democratic Party.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, who has consistently won reelection in a district Trump carried by nine percentage points in 2024, is emerging as one of the most ardent defenders of the administration’s recent tariffs. While some Congressional Republicans are seeking to rein in the president’s tariff authority, Golden is urging Trump to not listen to detractors urging him to stop implementing tariffs on countries around the world.
“My biggest worry is that they’re [the Trump administration] going to do this and lose faith and political will and back away,” Golden told Axios Tuesday.
President Trump has introduced a number of new tariff policies, and I and my team are already digging into the details. I’ll have more to say on the specifics in the next few days.
What I can say now is I’m pleased the president is building his tariff agenda on the foundation of…
— Congressman Jared Golden (@RepGolden) April 2, 2025
Golden’s apparent support for the president’s baseline and reciprocal tariffs comes as some Congressional Republicans are moving to undercut the president’s authority to impose unilateral tariffs. (Read more from “House Dem More Supportive Of Trump Tariffs Than Many Republicans” HERE)
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