Republican Senator Warns Trump’s Tariffs Could ‘Destroy Small Businesses’

RAJU I sat down ░░░░░░░░ with Curtis just after ░░░░░░░░ gave that speech Clip ░░░░░░░░ RAJU One of the ░░░░░░░░ things you talked about ░░░░░░░░ telling the truth telling ░░░░░░░░ truth to the American ░░░░░░░░ So when you look ░░░░░░░░ this place you look ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and Democrats what ░░░░░░░░ are they not telling ░░░░░░░░ truth about to the ░░░░░░░░ public CURTIS When it ░░░░░░░░ to debt and deficit ░░░░░░░░ re not being honest ░░░░░░░░ we re equally not ░░░░░░░░ honest when we weaponize ░░░░░░░░ And as if somehow ░░░░░░░░ re going to take ░░░░░░░░ the benefits from our ░░░░░░░░ our seniors we re ░░░░░░░░ And taking and reforming ░░░░░░░░ programs doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ we have to take ░░░░░░░░ away It never has ░░░░░░░░ it never will We ░░░░░░░░ make decisions now or ░░░░░░░░ ll have to enact ░░░░░░░░ draconian cuts later And ░░░░░░░░ want to make them ░░░░░░░░ because they ll have ░░░░░░░░ impact on those who ░░░░░░░░ really most vulnerable RAJU ░░░░░░░░ re talking about the ░░░░░░░░ beautiful bill in the ░░░░░░░░ You re very concerned ░░░░░░░░ the debt and deficit ░░░░░░░░ s possible some projections ░░░░░░░░ this could add trillions ░░░░░░░░ more to the debt ░░░░░░░░ up to 5 trillion ░░░░░░░░ more to the debt ░░░░░░░░ you stomach something like ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS The debt No ░░░░░░░░ And nor do I ░░░░░░░░ Or a bill that ░░░░░░░░ that adds that much ░░░░░░░░ Yeah And I think ░░░░░░░░ only myself but a ░░░░░░░░ of us in the ░░░░░░░░ have been very clear ░░░░░░░░ We have to reduce ░░░░░░░░ deficit And quite frankly ░░░░░░░░ numbers we re talking ░░░░░░░░ are small fractions of ░░░░░░░░ we really need to ░░░░░░░░ taking a look at ░░░░░░░░ a country RAJU But ░░░░░░░░ s fair to say ░░░░░░░░ want some serious changes ░░░░░░░░ this House bill CURTIS ░░░░░░░░ 2 trillion more per ░░░░░░░░ Right We don t ░░░░░░░░ that in Utah It ░░░░░░░░ not the way we ░░░░░░░░ our government there It ░░░░░░░░ not the way we ░░░░░░░░ our families It s ░░░░░░░░ the way we run ░░░░░░░░ businesses RAJU Trump has ░░░░░░░░ a lot of controversial ░░░░░░░░ some of which you ░░░░░░░░ support some of which ░░░░░░░░ you don t support ░░░░░░░░ talk about speaking candidly ░░░░░░░░ the American public What ░░░░░░░░ what of what he ░░░░░░░░ done has caused you ░░░░░░░░ most concern CURTIS If ░░░░░░░░ re not careful we ░░░░░░░░ destroy small businesses with ░░░░░░░░ And I understand you ░░░░░░░░ to you have to ░░░░░░░░ the long game with ░░░░░░░░ Trump and tariffs And ░░░░░░░░ m not one to ░░░░░░░░ in and outguess his ░░░░░░░░ style or technique But ░░░░░░░░ do think we have ░░░░░░░░ be very very careful ░░░░░░░░ our small businesses particularly ░░░░░░░░ it comes to these ░░░░░░░░ I think I ve ░░░░░░░░ very clear on where ░░░░░░░░ feel about Ukraine and ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy and that that ░░░░░░░░ is not our friend ░░░░░░░░ ve been very clear ░░░░░░░░ that But I think ░░░░░░░░ should flip the coin ░░░░░░░░ maybe that s where ░░░░░░░░ re going next It ░░░░░░░░ remarkable what s happened ░░░░░░░░ the border We saw ░░░░░░░░ incredible inflation report a ░░░░░░░░ of days ago We ░░░░░░░░ seeing some stability internationally ░░░░░░░░ that I credit President ░░░░░░░░ with And so there ░░░░░░░░ clearly two sides to ░░░░░░░░ RAJU Given the concerns ░░░░░░░░ small businesses should he ░░░░░░░░ back from the tariff ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS Well you know ░░░░░░░░ ve seen a huge ░░░░░░░░ in a number of ░░░░░░░░ I think crosstalk RAJU ░░░░░░░░ not you know there ░░░░░░░░ still across the board ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS Yes I think ░░░░░░░░ what small businesses would ░░░░░░░░ for even more is ░░░░░░░░