Tariff hearings begin as Trump takes heat for tariffs on China

FBN's Blake Burman with the latest on U.S. trade tensions with China and Americans' concerns about tariffs.

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[ultramagahoosierhermit]

No this is the Chamber of Commerce trying to thwart the president of the United States

[jeanniek]

I don't agree with this polling. I think the Tarrifs are a good thing

[GeneralSpanky]

I have never been asked my input on a poll.... where do these polls come from? What effects?? I haven't noticed anything from any of these tariff's.

[downrightdutch]

Trust Trump! He is always right, although often thinking LONGTERM! Winwinwin! MAGA!

[montgomery]

I buy U.S. every time I can, so on the tariffs it'll hurt them more than us

[sickofliberals]

Trump is doing what's right for America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[owg]

We now know who the 600 greediest companies in the US are. Double their taxes.

[slappy]

Short term losses for a big time win, you tell me if that sounds like a good strategy or not.

[SummerYeti]

So, we are pissed that we have to pay more for all that crap that ends up in the landfills? Stop throwing your money away in the first place, we don't need all of the junk consumer items and in fact they hurt us in so many ways. This paragraph highlights just a few of those.

[philipmarz]

Tariffs will cause short term pain with long term gains, they always do. Of course the complainers are the ones who gave away the farm in the first place.

[DBBaker-vdxm]

I was not polled. I support President Trump. 2020, ♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸

[adorabledeplorable]

Business round table and Chamber of Commerce should be guiding more pro American business practices and buying less from China

[Ghastly_Grinner]

Seeing Congress put the needs of the Merchants ahead of the American People i'm Shocked! Shocked I say!

[harrymills]

I'm all for free trade, but not when "free trade" means our trading partners protect their products, tax ours, and we do nothing. Trump is using tariffs, brilliantly, to extract much-needed concessions in foreign policy and trade negotiations. I'd much rather see that, than dropping bombs on people, and the whole "constructive engagement" where we trade with nations who oppress their people and cheat us at every opportunity is very passé. I wouldn't trade with China, at all, if I had my 'druthers. They need to change their ways.


In the situation we're currently in, we can't just turn off the spigot, but we can and must pressure trading partners such as China (and Mexico) to do the right thing, or pay the cost. The last few or several presidents - when they couldn't bully through force of arms - negotiated as though the USA has no leverage and is grateful for whatever bones our partners would throw them. Trump came into office and said "Hmmm. That's a bad deal for us. That's a bad deal for us. And THAT'S a bad deal for us. And why the hell do we keep going to war for no reason?"

[dcdriver]

Hmm. Tough decision. Cheap prices and Totalitarian world domination OR... Pay a little more and FREEDOM.

[Ultrajamz]

I’m not feeling any pain from the tariffs, keep itup.

[danielevans]

Why are the poll questions so simplistic as to think the public is stupid? Why not ask if we agree that tariffs are an appropriate measure to put pressure on the Chinese to abide by fair trade practices?....and to stop spying through technology?....and if we are willing to take a short term hit for a long term gain?

[aryan]

B/S! Tariffs are not affecting prices. Our country was much better off when it ran on all tariffs & no income tax pre-1913.

[phantomcreamer]

There's a difference between saying Americans think the tarrifs will hurt the economy or if they do not like it. Some feel that it is a necessary evil for the future, security, and western values.

[Keyfer]

Tariffs probably would not be necessary if previous administrations had pushed for fair deals.