Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, has channeled the worthy spirit of a fellow New Englander, John Quincy Adams, son of the great Founding Father John Adams.
According to Axios, Golden has taken the very Quincy Adams-like approach of bucking his own party and voicing support for Trump’s controversial-yet-brilliant tariff policy.
Remember, Trump has adopted tariffs in order to bring America’s working class relief from globalist exploitation disguised as free trade.
To his credit, Golden has recognized as much.
Moreover, as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York prepares to rally Democrats in opposition to Trump’s tariffs, Golden has also recognized his own party’s rank hypocrisy.
“When they’re searching under every couch cushion for ways to re-appeal the party to working class, coming out against this so strongly” is a terrible strategy, Golden said in an interview with Axios.
“I remember Dems being outraged by the World Trade Organization, NAFTA, all these trade deals, even as recently as TPP,” Golden continued.
“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,” the congressman added.
“The vast majority of Americans have no stocks,” the congressman said, dismissing jittery investors’ concerns.
Moreover, Golden hoped that the president would stick to his guns.
“My biggest worry is that they’re going to do this and lose faith and political will and back away,” the congressman said.
https://www.westernjournal.com/house-democrat-bucks-party-comes-staunch-support-trumps-tariff-strategy/