BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — (KBAK/FOX58) President Donald Trump is not backing down from his economic policy on enforcing tariffs on allies and adversaries alike. Eyewitness News spoke with renown Central Valley economist Dr. Gokce Soydemir, the Foster Farms Endowed Professor, from Stanislaus State University to get a feel for the impact of the tariffs here in the San Joaquin Valley.

This episode of PolitiCast discusses tariffs impact at the grocery stores, workers, industries, cuts to government employment and the status of the Valley’s current drought.