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House Democrat says he'd vote to protect Trump's tariff plan, worries White House will stand down

Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, said he stands with President Trump's tariff plan and would vote to protect the economic measure if it were brought for a vote.


House Democrat says he'd vote to protect Trump's tariff plan, worries White House will stand down

"My biggest worry is that they're going to do this and lose faith and political will and back away," Golden said.

When Golden was asked about the mixed reaction from the stock market on the tariff plan, Golden responded "The vast majority of Americans have no stocks."

Trump on April 2 announced a baseline duty of 10% on every import to the United States, along with additional tariffs for countries which have high tariffs on American exports.

"I remember Dems being outraged by the World Trade Organization, NAFTA, all these trade deals, even as recently as TPP," Golden added. "Now all of a sudden it's like a complete 180 degree flip here where we're staunchly defending the importance and relevance of the stock market to the American economy and defending free trade deals."

When asked about Rep. Greg Meeks', D-N.Y., bill that would remove Trump's tariffs, Golden said "I'd be a 'no' on that."

Golden is one of the few, if not the only, House Democrat in favor of the tariff proposal. "When they're searching under every couch cushion for ways to re-appeal the party to working class, coming out against this so strongly," Golden said as he chided fellow Democrats for standing against the proposal.

"I think a wrong-for-decades consensus in Washington on free trade has been a race to the bottom," Deluzio said. "The president's tariff announcement, though, his trade strategy - it's been chaotic, it's inconsistent."

Fox News Digital's Julia Johnson and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.

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