Fox Business host Charles Payne called out media outlets Thursday for ignoring blue-collar workers while covering President Donald Trump’s decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on other countries.
Trump announced reciprocal tariffs to address import duties and “horrendous imbalances” in trade Wednesday during a Rose Garden event. Payne reminded “Fox and Friends” co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhart and Brian Kilmeade Trump had vowed to “bring back manufacturing” and to impose tariffs while on the campaign trail. (RELATED: ‘I Never Met A Tax Cut I Didn’t Like’: Kudlow Examines Possible Benefits And Pitfalls Of Trump Tariffs)
“This is mind-boggling to me that the media’s focus on pain, pain, pain, pain. You know, listen to me, I heard someone on another network say that countries send us wine, cheese and Mercedes and we give them a piece of paper,”…
