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Reverse tariffs soon

Sat., July 14, 2018

I agree with President Trump that we need to try to get better deals for us, the United States, with our trading partners, but I am really afraid that these tariffs that he is putting on imports will backfire, destroy our economy and hand over the November elections to the Democrats, and we will lose most of the ground won by the conservatives in the last two years.

I only have this, my small voice, but I plead with those of you who have a greater voice to get President Trump’s attention and tell him to reverse course with these tariffs very soon or it will be too late and irreversible damage will be done.

Bob Mattila

Brush Prarie, Washington

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