Trade & tariffs

Sent Trump a letter urging an end to his tariff policies: "It's time Trump prioritized our people and ended this disastrous trade war."

Said the Biden administration used tariffs more sparingly and that tariffs need to lead to manufacturing job gains.

Wrote after the 2026 midterms: "Tariffs have made everything too expensive."

Said in 2023 he would use tariffs to bring China to the negotiating table; said in 2018 he had typically not supported tariffs.

Called Trump's tariff plan a "Trump sales tax" and is expected to favor targeted trade restrictions coordinated with allies.

Her 2020 platform called for eliminating trade tariffs.

Says President Trump's tariffs will "hurt Arizona businesses and workers and make families pay more at the grocery store and the gas pump."

Says of tariffs: "If it's short-term, I think it's going to be great. If it's long-term, it could be problematic."

Favors using tariffs.

Voted with Democrats to end the tariffs on Canadian imports.

No clear public position found yet.

Sued in 2025 to block federal tariffs, saying "No state is poised to lose more than the state of California."

Criticized Trump's planned tariffs on Colombia, saying "WE pay the tariffs, not Colombia."

Opposes Trump's tariffs, arguing a trade war is a tax on consumers.

Says tariffs are taxes only Congress should impose; introduced a bill requiring congressional approval and backed blocking Canada tariffs.

As secretary of state, defended President Trump's broad tariff policy to Southeast Asian leaders.

Said Trump's tariffs are "hurting our farmers, hurting consumers" and urged him to follow the Supreme Court's tariff ruling.

Her 2024 platform called for replacing corporate trade agreements with global fair trade agreements.

Would remove Trump administration tariffs on farm inputs.

Defended tariffs in 2025: "If you want to be rewarded, build in America. If you want to be penalized, build outside of America."

Called the 2025 tariffs "nothing more than a tax on Georgians," urged Congress to end them, and welcomed the 2026 Supreme Court ruling striking them down.

Doubted that 2025 tariffs would reshore manufacturing, saying CEOs "are just cutting investment, they're laying people off."

Backed President Trump's tariffs, saying of the reset in trade relationships, "I do think this is a great opportunity for Virginia."