April 8, 2025 | Rapid Response
Economy

The Worst People You Know Are Mad About Tariffs. But American Workers are Celebrating.

Rapid Response

The worst people you know (read: mainstream media hacks) are big mad that President Trump is keeping his promise to put American workers first. Ignore the noise.



While Democrats and the mainstream media are in full-on meltdown mode, American workers who have seen their jobs offshored and their communities destroyed are grateful that President Trump is standing up for them:

  • National Council of Textile Organizations: “We strongly commend President Trump and his administration on their tariff reciprocity plan to finally begin rebalancing America’s trade positioning in markets at home and abroad.”
  • National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: “For too long, America’s family farmers and ranchers have been mistreated by certain trading partners around the world. President Trump is taking action to address numerous trade barriers that prevent consumers overseas from enjoying high-quality, wholesome American beef.”
  • United Auto Workers: "We applaud the Trump administration for stepping up to end the free trade disaster that has devastated working class communities for decades.”
  • Retired auto worker Brian Pannebecker: "To see those plants close, one after another, and just sit idle and then fall into disrepair and collapse, they become abandoned buildings... I'm glad to see Donald Trump finally standing up saying he's going to do something about it."
  • Guardian Bikes CEO Brian Riley: “[President Trump’s trade agenda] is a welcome departure from a trade and economic policy that prioritized offshoring production and cheap consumption.”
  • Illinois cattle farmer Alan Adams :  “We’ve struggled with tariffs my whole adult life in the cattle business, so we were happy last week to hear the president … [mention] that beef was one of the things he wanted to have tariffs lowered … some of the European countries and Australia have been difficult for us to sell beef in — and so they get to sell beef into our country … but we’d like the same chance to sell the great taste of American beef to them.”
  • Paddock Chevrolet, Inc., CEO Duane Paddock: "It’s a great opportunity for people to get back with manufacturing and have an opportunity to have a great middle-class life and increase their compensation over the course of time.”

President Trump is creating jobs, securing trillions in private investments, and keeping his promise to end the ruinous trade deals that put American workers last. When the worst people you know are mad, President Trump is doing something right.