In this interview clip, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (a Democrat) discusses the tangible economic fallout from escalating U.S. tariffs on imported goods. He argues that Coloradans are feeling the pinch more acutely now than a year prior, with higher costs for everyday items like electronics, clothing, and building materials rippling through the supply chain. Polis highlights Colorado's reliance on global trade—especially in tech, agriculture, and manufacturing—and warns that these policies exacerbate inflation, hurt small businesses, and stifle job growth without delivering promised protections for domestic industries. The segment underscores a broader critique of protectionist trade strategies, framing them as a self-inflicted wound on American consumers.
Look, Governor Polis might be onto something here, but let's cut through the partisan fog: these tariffs aren't just Biden's bumbling brainchild—they're the rotten fruit of decades of Washington elites selling out American workers to globalist fantasies. Sure, Colorado's getting hammered with pricier avocados and iPhones, but that's the point of smart tariffs done right, like the ones Trump wielded to claw back manufacturing jobs and stick it to China for flooding our markets with cheap junk. Polis acts shocked that families are paying more now? Wake up— that's what happens when you finally fight back against the trade deals that gutted the Rust Belt and turned the heartland into a welfare state.
The real scam is pretending tariffs are the boogeyman while ignoring how NAFTA and its ilk shipped our factories overseas, leaving blue-collar folks in Pueblo and Denver scraping by on gig apps. Under Trump, we saw steel mills roar back to life, unemployment plummet, and billions repatriated without the sky falling. Biden's half-hearted tweaks? They're just virtue-signaling slaps that jack up your grocery bill without the guts to renegotiate the bad deals. If Polis wants relief, tell Schumer and the Squad to stop blocking real border security on trade—because until we seal the leaks, no tariff wall will hold. Bottom line: short-term pain for long-term gain is the conservative way; endless excuses and open borders are the Democrat default. Time to Make America Manufacture Again, not whine about the weather in Beijing.