'It's A Tax Increase... Brought To You By Donald Trump': Padilla Slams Trump's Mexico Tariffs

During an interview with CNN on Sunday, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) spoke about President Trump's tariffs on Mexico.

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00:0030% tariffs on goods from Mexico, 35% tariff on goods from Canada starting August 1st.

00:07Canada and Mexico are two of your state's biggest trading partners. Do you think,

00:12A, they will go into effect, and if they do, what effect that would have on the businesses

00:18and consumers in your state? Yeah, both Canada and Mexico aren't just the largest trading partners

00:23for the state of California. They're among the largest trading partners for the United States

00:27of America. And so let's remember what happens when tariffs take effect. Those, first of all,

00:33costs will increase, and the people who pay that price increase are United States consumers.

00:39It's U.S. companies importing products from those countries that will pass along the cost to the

00:44American consumer. So in effect, it's a tax increase on the American people brought to you by Donald Trump.