Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
On a day where President Donald Trump’s trade policies took center stage, Rep. Steven Horsford decided he wanted a piece of the action.
Horsford, a Nevada Democrat, went viral for a huffy exchange during a hearing with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in which he berated Greer for not making public the fact that Trump was considering a 90-day reduction in his tariff suite against virtually every country that wasn’t China.
Trump formally made the announcement on social media Wednesday afternoon:
( @realDonaldTrump – Truth Social Post )
( Donald J. Trump – Apr 09, 2025, 1:18 PM ET ) Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At… pic.twitter.com/9Jikp9cqpy — Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) April 9, 2025
This came during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing before which …
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