CNN —The final night of the Republican National Convention has kicked off in Milwaukee.
Pompeo’s claim about the southern border under TrumpFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed at the Republican National Convention Thursday that the US-Mexico border was “closed” during Donald Trump’s presidency.
Facts First: This characterization of Trump’s tariffs is misleading.
It’s true that Trump’s tariffs on China raised billions of dollars for the US government, but the duties were paid by US companies – not China.
For example, Trump’s tariffs were imposed, in part, to boost the US manufacturing sector – but that industry lost jobs.
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