One of the most dishonest โreportersโ on cable news ended up red-faced this morning after trying to โeducateโ Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on tariffs.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the implementation of a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, effective April 5, 2025. The worst offenders will be hit with even tougher measures on April 9.
Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, President Trump proclaimed April 2 as โLiberation Day,โ marking a new era of economic independence. He emphasized that this measure is essential to protect American jobs and revitalize domestic manufacturing.
The White House also released a detailed chart showing how badly many countries have been ripping off American workers, charging high tariffs on U.S. goods while benefiting from Americaโs generosity in return.
The markets responded with massive daily losses, giving fodder to the left. Unsurprisingly, CNNโs Jake Tapper decided to use the market meltdown to try to embarrass Rollins.
โThe reason that the European UnionโฆDonโt take as much American pork as you would like is because they have issues with hormones used in pork,โ Tapper said. โI donโt want to get into all of that because it is not an issue about tariffs.โ
Tapper then attempted a gotcha question on how the tariffs were calculated before Rollins stopped him to correct him on a glaring misstatement in his previous comments.
โWait! Hold on, Jake! No, no, no!โ She interjected. โHereโs the bottom line: They (the Europeans) are using fake science and unsubstantiated claims to not take our products.โ
โSo it isnโt just they have high tariffs; thank you for making this point for meโฆItโs the way theyโve treated our products,โ Rollins added. โ(They say) โOh, sorry, we canโt take your beef since 2002 because you use a certain type of feed.
โThatโs absolute bull. Our farmers and ranchers produce the safest, most secure, and best food in the world!โ
WATCH:
.@SecRollins calls out Fake Tapper over the EUโs refusal to take American agricultural exports: โThey are using fake science and unsubstantiated claims to not take our products โฆ We produce the safest, the most secure, the best food in the world.โ pic.twitter.com/qBKJefgaKC
โ Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 6, 2025
Tapper then turned his focus to the stock market in an effort to discredit Trumpโs decision on tariffs, but Rollins would not bite. Then, she caught him a huge whopper.
โYouโve got two days of data, especially on the leftโฆโ Rollins said.
โIโm not on the left,โ Tapper said with a straight face.
โAlright, Jake. Thank you.โ Rollins retorted with a laugh.
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