Reaction from congressional members to President Trump's tariffs

Sen. Kevin Cramer Reacts to President Trump's Tariffs

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The markets took quite the tumble March 3rd, as the three major composite indexes posted their worst single-day losses since 2020. This came on the heels of “Liberation Day,” or what Trump named his two-part tariff rollout. Which was made up in part of a reciprocal tariff program. Some economists take issue with the way these reciprocal tariffs were calculated, and then applied, but Cramer appreciates the White House’s appro…

Valley reps’ reactions to Trump’s tariffs range from relief to worry

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the implementation of new reciprocal tariffs on a majority of U.S. trading partners in hopes of boosting domestic manufacturing, but what does it mean for the Rio Grande Valley? The new policy placed a 10% baseline increase on imports from nearly all trade partners, with one notable exception: the countries involved in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Trump had said the tariffs were imposed on…

President Trump and the Temple of Tariffs

What is it with tariffs? President Donald Trump says they’re terrific.  “To me the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff; it’s my favorite word,” is his take on the effectiveness of slapping a costly consumer tax or duty on foreign goods entering the U.S. “Will there be some pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not!),” Trump all-capped later in a social media post. “But we will make America great again, and it will all be worth the price that m…

Here's How the World Is Reacting to Trump's Tariff Announcement

World leaders react to Trump's new tariffs

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was "finalizing the first package of countermeasures."

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would impose a 20 percent tariff on imports from the European Union, a 34 percent tariff on China, and tariffs of varying levels on Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Israel. The move sparked global reactions, with leaders of many countries immediately speaking out against the measure.