I'm writing because I'm genuinely worried about what's happening with our trade relationships in Europe right now. On June 27th, the President threatened to impose 100% tariffs on France, Spain, Italy, and potentially other European countries — not over steel, not over cars, but because those countries tax large tech companies operating in their markets. A 100% tariff doesn't hurt European governments. It gets passed straight down to me at the checkout line. We saw that play out before, and families like mine are still feeling it.
I understand there are legitimate debates about how other countries tax American companies. But threatening to blow up decades of trade relationships in a single Truth Social post isn't a negotiation strategy — it's a wrecking ball. European countries will retaliate. American farmers, manufacturers, and small exporters will get hit first. Meanwhile, the big tech companies this is supposedly protecting will be just fine. The rest of us won't be.
Congress has real authority over trade, and I need you to use it. I'm asking you to publicly oppose these unilateral 100% tariff threats and push for Congress to reassert its role in trade decisions before more damage is done. Don't let one person's social media posts set off a trade war that costs American families and workers.
Please stand up and tell the administration that tariff threats this severe need congressional review before they take effect.
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