April 2, 2026
From Semafor:
On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day,” the chair of House Democrats’ campaign arm is “confident” the president’s tariffs — and GOP lawmakers’ reluctance to resist them — will deliver her party a majority in the midterm elections.
“A year ago, House Republicans said that this [trade agenda] was going to usher in the golden age of manufacturing. [Instead,] prices have risen [and] we’ve lost manufacturing jobs,” Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., told Semafor.
“The American people see the damage that’s being done” and “they want folks who are going to stand up for them,” DelBene said. “After running on lowering costs, I think Republicans are turning what was their biggest campaign promise into their biggest campaign liability.”
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