Democratic lawmakers deflected questions on why the stock market has had success under President Donald Trump in spite of their dark predictions on the administration’s tariffs.
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DemocraticlawmakersdeflectedquestionsonwhythestockmarkethashadsuccessunderPresidentDonaldTrumpinspiteoftheirdarkpredictionsontheadministration’stariffswhilespeakingwithFoxNewsDigitalonCapitolHill.
Somedownplayedthemarket’ssuccess,indicatingthatithasnobearingonthecountry’strueeconomicpulse.
AskedbyFoxNewsDigitalwhythestockmarketisstilldoingwellifTrump’stariffsarehurtingtheeconomy,Sen.CatherineCortezMasto,D-Nev.,shotback,“Thestockmarketisnottheeconomy.”
Sheinsistedthatbecauseofthetariffs,Americans“arefeelingpricecrunchwhentheygotothegrocerystore,pricesarehigh.”
“Thetariffsareacauseofthat.ThetariffsortaxesonAmericans,”shesaid.“Andthat’swhythosepricesarehigher.AndthatiswhyIfoughtagainstit.”
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