Mike Pence calls Trump tariffs ‘largest peacetime tax hike’ on Americans

https://www.newsweek.com/pence-calls-trump-tariffs-largest-peacetime-hike-americans-2073854

33 comments

  1. Take over Government and funnel tariff revenue to personal bank accounts? What do they need all that for?

  2. But according to the MAGA cult he’s just “bitter”.

    I wasn’t a big Pence fan myself but he did somewhat earn my respect standing up to Trump’s madness when it was getting out of hand. He had his limits and wasn’t a complete yes man which is why Trump detests him.

  3. It’s really all about the transfer of wealth from the low and middle class to the top 1%. That’s what it has always been about. The whole president/government thing is theatre.

  4. That’s why he’s pressuring WalMart to pay it instead. And where will the tax revenue go? Parades and golf.

  5. Republicans are so much better at messaging that Democrats. 

  6. Seems like he’s trying to jockey for a spot as a potential presidential candidate in the near future. Speaking out against Rump knowing democrats aren’t going to listen to a word he says suggests he’s trying to court the anti-Rump republicans

  7. Gee Mike, if only there was something you could have done when you were VP

  8. Wow, Mike Pence! Keep that up and you’ll be the next Democratic nominee for president in 2028

  9. Pence literally said this two weeks ago.

    Never forget, Newsweek was a big Trump supporter during the election.

  11. If this fucker tries to run as the anti-Trump in 2028, I’m gonna lose it. I will not forget what he did to the most vulnerable people of Indiana.

  12. Mike, speaking out now when nobody is listening is not courageous. It’s desperate. Now, had you spoken out when you were the sitting VP and told Americans the truth i.e. “Trump is a lawless, corrupt, bumbling, lazy, ignorant, senile, cruel fascist.” — that would have been courageous.

  13. Mike Pence is correct. Tariffs are taxes. The world does not owe Trump’s America a living. Foreign companies and Foreign companies, and foreign investors will pass the costs forward to consumer.

  14. Has there ever been a split like this between a POTUS and their VP after they held office together?

  15. You stood at the right hand of the man and enabled this, Pence. You’re not washing it off with sanity now.

  20. This needs to be the attack line democrats use on Trump.

    Trump Tax, Taxer Trump, etc etc etc. just hammer it over and over and over non stop. Don’t argue, don’t discuss it, don’t do anything but keep calling all these tariffs taxes and Trumps fault.

  21. I thought Democrats wanted higher taxes? Shouldn’t they be excited about this?

  23. The funniest thing about it is that the deficit will still go up also…

  25. He’ll tax lower/middle class, out of need for pure chaos.

    But he’d never tax billionaires.

  26. That’s great Mike how about you start screaming it from the rooftops! Open the eyes of your religious followers

  29. Who is this Mike Pence guy? He doesn’t sound like much of a Republican

  30. Moody’s has predicted a U S dept down grade because of Mango man’s stupid tariffs that he still doesn’t understand how they work himself. Watch for another stock market collapse.

  31. Little late to make this pivot, Mike. So help me God if Democrats start trotting him out on the stage like they did Cheney, they really are *trying* to lose.

  32. Yes

    and this massive tax hike affects you more negatively the poorer you are. Aristocrats get to increase the price of goods permanently and blame tariffs, and it costs them another penny lost in the couch compared to the rest of us.

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