Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is urging Americans to cease purchasing anything made in China and buy American instead as President Donald Trump ups the ante and raises tariffs on China.
“Communist China has chosen to be our adversary,” the senator said. “Every American family and business should stop buying anything made in Communist China and buy American instead!”
After Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement China retaliated, vowing to “fight to the end” and raising retaliatory tariffs on American goods to 84 percent. Trump, in turn, bumped tariffs to China up to 125 percent while rewarding countries that have come to the table to negotiate instead of lashing out.
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“Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff…