Haley Calls Trump Bid for Heavy Tariffs on Imports ‘Ludicrous’
- Former president Trump pitching 60% levy on all Chinese goods
- Haley says proposal would hammer American consumers instead
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Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley described as “ludicrous” former President Donald Trump’s support for across-the-board tariffs on imports — as well as a 60% levy on Chinese goods — saying such a move would hurt American consumers.
“It is ludicrous that he wants to go and raise those tariffs to everything that we import,” Haley said Monday on Bloomberg Television’s Surveillance. “That’s going to affect American families on anything from baby strollers to appliances. Every American family will see at least a $2,800 increase in their taxes.”