This week, Trump once again changed up the game, increasing tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel to a staggering 50% and then, mere hours later, backtracking. Now, Americans are facing retaliatory tariffs from both Canada and the E.U., inching us closer to a global trade war.
As he propels the U.S. closer and closer to a Trump recession, I wanted to set the record straight on what former President Biden and Democrats handed him as he took office:
✅ The lowest unemployment rate of any admin in 50 years
✅ 16 million jobs created, including $1.5 million in manufacturing and construction
✅ 3% annual GDP growth
✅ Inflation falling to near 2%
When you’re a billionaire, you can afford to play politics with the U.S. economy. For the rest of us, the uncertainty and anxiety surrounding Trump’s temper-tantrum-induced tariffs are going to have drastic consequences on our everyday lives.
This much has never been more clear: Republicans are the party of the top 1%, not the hardworking people of our nation.
Shontel Brown is proud to be elected as the Congresswoman for Ohio’s 11th District. She has spent the last decade serving the people of Ohio and building coalitions. As she enters her second full term in Congress, she will use that experience to continue the fight for affordable quality health care, jobs that pay fair wages, a strong public education system, and to preserve and protect our democracy for generations to come. Will you join her and be the change we need?
