The Biden administration kept Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports in place. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said they would protect American workers from China's unfair trade practices.
President Trump put tariffs on Chinese imports during his first term, and former President Biden actually kept those tariffs against China in place. A look now at a Politico headline From May of 2024 DC slammed Trump's tariffs. Biden's decision to keep them draws a very different reaction. Here's how Biden's own press secretary at the time explained it.
This action will protect American workers and businesses from China's unfair trade practices. You hear him talking about investing in America, making sure that manufacturers are coming back. This is about American workers. This is about American companies. It's about protecting them.
All right. We all heard it together. So this is a strategy. And other presidents, including the previous one, have employed it. And they understand that tariffs can work. The.