Summary

A video of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins praising Trump’s new tariffs while standing beside a screen showing the Dow Jones down 1,200+ points has gone viral with 1.1 million views.

Trump’s tariffs target over 180 countries, with a 10% baseline on all imports and higher rates on key partners, including China (34%) and the EU (20%).

The administration claims the policy will boost U.S. manufacturing, but analysts warn of economic risks.

Rollins also faced questions over rising egg prices and unclear tariff impacts on food imports.

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    19 hours ago

    Let’s be real. We have people like my mother that will watch Fox News, totally ignore the window with stock prices and agree these will help farmers. There won’t be any ah, ha moment for her. 25 years of propaganda will not break her from the cult.

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      18 hours ago

      ignore the window with stock prices

      The best part is she won’t even have to. Apparently, as of yesterday, it’s no longer even there.