Statewide Iowa (RI) — U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls, a Democrat from Coralville, says President Trump’s tariff policies are absolutely devastating for Iowa.
Wahls also says Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, the leading Republican in the race for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat, has been a rubber stamp for Trump’s trade tactics.
Earlier this month Hinson voted against a resolution in the U.S. House that called for ending U.S. tariffs against Canada.
After Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of the tariffs Trump imposed last year, Hinson said Trump is seeking to level the playing field for American farmers, workers, and businesses. She said her priority is making sure those efforts translate into real results for Iowa.
Wahls made his comments after Trump announced he’s imposing a 15 percent global tariff under a law the U.S. Supreme Court had not yet reviewed.
Wahls says that’s the exact opposite of an “America First” agenda.
Wahls, a state senator, faces State Representative Josh Turek of Council Bluffs in the Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate Primary June 2nd.
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