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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

JD Vance applauded Trump’s tariff announcement from the Rose Garden - after spending years calling them a terrible idea

Since the Trump administration rolled out sweeping worldwide tariffs, unsettling global financial markets, Vice President JD Vance has been one of the White House’s key messengers, taking to the airwaves to tout his “enthusiasm” for the unprecedented shift.

However, before he was a spokesman for the Trump Liberation Day tariffs, Vance was critical of the very same policies, including directly rebuking Trump when he talked about similar measures during his first term, according to an analysis from CNN’s KFILE.

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