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Rhiannon12866

(254,511 posts) Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:59 PM Feb 25

'Main Street into pain street': Sen. Markey slams Trump's tariffs for squeezing everyday Americans - The Weeknight MS NOW

Trump’s new 10% global tariff kicked in yesterday, as new polling reveals widespread unpopularity for his controversial economic policy. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) joins The Weeknight to explain the long-lasting impacts of tariffs on everyday Americans. - Aired on 02/25/2026.

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'Main Street into pain street': Sen. Markey slams Trump's tariffs for squeezing everyday Americans - The Weeknight MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Feb 25 OP

His announcements of new tariffs are only so his corporate slightlv Feb 26 #1

slightlv

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1. His announcements of new tariffs are only so his corporate

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Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:13 AM

Feb 26

friends can raise the prices by that much or more from day one -- if not before. There's a damned conspiracy here that's not a theory, and we're ALL paying for it while THEY get richer!

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