Letter: Stand up to stop tariff madness

Published 8:30 pm Friday, May 9, 2025

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President Trump freely admits that girls may receive fewer dolls at Christmas this year due to his tariffs. A lot more than toys are going to be affected by Trump’s mad king tariffs, though, and we’re all going to feel it.

As slow ports translate to fewer truckloads rolling toward our store shelves, remember that the Republican-controlled Congress could cut off Trump’s tariff authority by ending the economic emergency he spuriously declared.

Our Republican Congressperson Brad Finstad is still passively watching Trump abuse his power and inflict needless damage on consumers and small business owners instead of standing up for his oath of office and his constituents in the First District. Please ask Rep. Finstad to join with other Republicans and with Democrats to stop Trump’s tariff madness. Finstad’s New Ulm office number is 507-577-6151.

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Jennifer Vogt-Erickson
Albert Lea