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US tariffs: Dumbest decisions as president – Senator Schumer attacks Trump

US Senator Chuck Schumer has criticized former President Donald Trump over the way he used tariffs during his time in office. Schumer, who is the Democratic leader in the Senate, said that Trump’s decisions about tariffs were among the worst he made as president.

Posting on social media, Schumer questioned why Trump didn’t put tariffs on Russia. He joked that Trump “slapped tariffs on penguins and not on Putin,” showing how confused he thinks Trump’s trade strategy was.

Schumer didn’t hold back. He said Trump used tariffs in a very foolish way and that it showed he didn’t understand what he was doing.

He also blamed Trump for other decisions, like firing air traffic controllers, cutting programs that monitor diseases, harming Social Security and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and taking money away from public schools.

Overall, Schumer believes Trump’s approach to trade and tariffs was not only ineffective but also harmful to the country.

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