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One Year After Trump’s Tariffs: Everything is More Expensive Because of Ann Wagner

On the anniversary of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, Missourians continue to suffer under the weight of rising prices on everything from groceries to medicine – all thanks to Ann Wagner, who’s repeatedly voted to protect reckless tariffs.

In the year since Trump’s sweeping tariffs were announced, American families have paid more than $1,700 in higher costs. Businesses have seen operating costs rise, profit margins fall, and are scrambling to stay afloat amidst the chaos and catastrophe caused by Republicans.

As Wagner continues to support cost-raising policies hurting hardworking families instead of working to lower costs, it’s a broken promise that is becoming one of the defining issues of the midterms that will cost Wagner her job.

With Wagner continuing to fall in line behind Donald Trump’s disastrous tariff policy, the DCCC has been consistently running multiple paid campaigns framing the disastrous effects of Republicans’ reckless tariffs as another part of their broken promise to the American people.

DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“After running on an empty promise to lower costs, Ann Wagner’s support of Trump’s reckless tariffs has turned her central 2024 promise into her biggest 2026 liability.”

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