Republicans, grasping for an issue to attack Democrats over as they head to expected losses in this fall’s midterm elections, have inexplicably decided to embrace President Donald Trump’s widely unpopular tariffs.
CNBC reported on Tuesday that the National Republican Congressional Committee, the party’s committee designed to hold control of the House of Representatives, plans to run digital ads attacking Democrats for opposing Trump’s tariffs. The ads will run in 15 districts that the GOP believes Democrats are vulnerable in.
“House Democrats had a simple choice: stand with American workers or side with Communist China. They chose China. Voters won’t forget who stood with American workers and who stood with Beijing,” said NRCC spokesperson Mike Marinella in a statement.
Marinella’s comment runs contrary to reality as experienced by millions of American workers.
Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on multiple nations has led to increased costs that have been passed on to companies, which in turn have raised prices for consumers. That has led to a jobs slump, reversing the trend of growth that Trump inherited from former President Joe Biden.