FLASHBACK VIDEOS: Pelosi, Sanders, Obama all sound like Trump on tariffs and trade

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From Fox News: An old video of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urging Congress to retaliate against China’s tariffs against the United States is going viral for how much it sounds like President Donald Trump’s current tariff policies.

The video, recorded on the House floor in June 1996, featured the lawmaker urging her colleagues to fight against the “status quo” trade policies that had contributed to America’s trade deficit with China. She specifically called on lawmakers to address the fact that American tariffs on Chinese goods paled in comparison to Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods.

“In terms of tariffs, it’s interesting to note that the average U.S. MFN [Most Favored Nation] tariff on Chinese goods coming into the United States is two percent, whereas the average MFN tariff on U.S. goods going into China is 35 percent.”

The congresswoman asked, “Is that reciprocal?” She also went on to call the U.S.-China trade relationship a “job loser.”

“In terms of jobs, this is the biggest and cruelest hoax of all. Not only do we not have market access, not only do they have prohibitive tariffs, not only are our exports not let in very specifically, but China benefits with at least, at least, 10 million jobs from U.S.-China trade.”

WATCH BELOW:

The Trump White House Rapid Response team seized on a clip from the video, posting it on X:

In 2008, Sen. Bernie Sanders sounded more like President Trump does now, as he pointed out that allowing free trade without tariffs will end up closing American manufacturers, putting American workers out on the street, and importing cheap goods from China.

Now…. Nancy Pelosi is ranting, “Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs will cause chaos in our economy, raise prices for consumers and hurt hardworking American families. This is not a strategy — it’s the largest tax hike on the American people in history.”

And Bernie Sanders wildly claims President Trump is imposing the tariffs just to help the rich get richer.

“Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer. If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up. If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big,” he claimed in one post last month.

ANOTHER FLASHBACK… In 2012, Barack Obama touted tariffs he imposed on China to stop them from flooding the US with cheap tires.

Another flashback video of Obama features him advocating for reciprocal tariffs.

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