White House vows to press ahead with tariffs despite midterm backlash over rising prices

White House isn't retreating on tariffs after midterm election losses

Aide Jim Goyer said the administration will continue its pace, while Gary Cohn called tariffs a consumption tax on U.S. consumers

White House Vows to Keep Up Tariffs Despite Backlash

“One week after voters punished Republicans over rising prices in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump’s White House signaled it would stay the course on tariffs, even as his former top economic advisor warned that Americans are footing the bill,” CNBC reports.

White House vows to press ahead with tariffs despite midterm backlash over rising prices

Business executives warned at a Washington summit of rising costs and shifting supply chains as polls showed growing opposition to Trump's tariffs.